Hydrochloric Acid → [[5-[(4-Acetyl-3-hydroxy-2-propylbenzyl)thio]-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]thio]acetic acid

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In 7.8 ml of 90% methanol was dissolved 0.98 g of ethyl [[5-[(4-acetyl-3-hydroxy-2-propylbenzyl)thio]-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]thio]acetate obtained in Example 1 with heating at 60° C. Further 6.1 ml of a 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution was added to the solution followed by stirring at 60° C. for 30 minutes. A 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and ethyl acetate were added to the reaction mixture to fractionate. The aqueous phase was made acidic with a 1N hydrochloric acid and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with, in sequence, water, a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution and water and then, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was then distilled off. Recrystallization of the thus obtained solid from isopropyl alcohol gave 0.75 g of [[5-[(4-acetyl-3-hydroxy-2-propylbenzyl)thio]-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]thio]acetic acid.

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