Potassium trimethylsilanolate (1.77 g, 13.8 mmol) was added to a solution of (S)-2-{[5-(2,4-difluorophenoxy)-1-isobutyl-1H-indazole-6-carbonyl]-amino}-4-dimethylaminobutyric acid methyl ester (3.36 g, 6.88 mmol) in THF (5 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours. HCl (17 mL of 4M in dioxane) was added to the mixture before it was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was suspended in dichloromethane and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 2.23 g of product (68% yield). MS (ESI+) m/z 475 (M+1) detected; 1H NMR (400 mHz, DMSO-D6) δ 8.81 (d, 1H), 8.02 (s, 1H), 7.99 (s, 1H), 7.48 (m, 1H), 7.25 (m, 1H), 7.22 (s, 1H), 7.11 (m, 1H), 4.50 (m, 1H), 4.28 (d, 2H), 3.17 (m, 1H), 3.04 (m, 1H), 2.70 (s, 6H), 2.25 (m, 2H), 2.13 (m, 1H), 0.87 (d, 6H).
