Hydrochloric Acid → CAY10592

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{4-[3,3-Bis-(4-bromo-phenyl)-allylsulfanyl]-2-chloro-phenoxy}-acetic acid methyl ester (350 mg, 0.6 mmol, example 23) was dissolved in ethanol (10 ml). 1N NaOH (3 ml, 3 mmol) was added at room temperature and the reaction mixture was stirred for 18 h at 5° C. after which it was treated with 1N HCl (15 ml) and extracted with dichloromethane (2×20 ml). The combined organic phases were dried and evaporated to give the title compound in 230 mg (68%) yield.

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