Sodium Hydroxide → ({2-Methyl-4-[(1-{6-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-2-pyridinyl}hexyl)oxy]phenyl}oxy)acetic acid

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To a solution of ethyl ({2-methyl-4-[(1-{6-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-2-pyridinyl}hexyl)oxy]phenyl}oxy)acetate (80 mg, 0.16 mmol) in MeOH (2 mL) and THF (2 mL) at rt was added aqueous NaOH (2M, 1 mL, 2.0 mmol) and the resulting mixture stirred for 2.5 hours. The solvents were then removed under vacuum and the residue partitioned between DCM (20 mL) and aqueous HCl (2M, 20 mL), the layers separated and the aqueous re-extracted with DCM (20 mL). The combined organic solution was passed through a hydrophobic frit and then reduced affording the title compound as colourless oil (57 mg).

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