A suspension of the {9-[(2-methylphenyl)methyl]-5-carbamoylcarbazol-4-yl}oxyacetic acid, methyl ester (15.5 mg, 0.039 mM) and 0.04 mL (0.04 mM) of 1 N NaOH in 5 mL of ethanol was stirred for 24 hours at 25° C. The resultant white precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with a small amount of EtOH, then dried in vacuo to afford 10 mg (63%) of the {9-[(2-methylphenyl)methyl]-5-carbamoylcarbazol-4-yl}oxyacetic acid, sodium salt as a white powder. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 7.55 (br s, 1H), 7.5-7.0 (m, 7H), 6.9 (d, 1H, J=8 Hz), 6.85 (t, 1H, J=8 Hz), 6.6 (d, 1H, J=8 Hz), 6.2 (d, 1H, J=8 Hz), 5.6 (s, 2H), 4.35 (s, 2H), and 2.5 (s, 3H). IR (KBr, cm−1) 3390, 1656, 1613, 1595, 1573, 1498, 1455, 1408, 1325, 1332, and 719. MS (ES) m/e 387, 389.
