Sodium Hydroxide → HCID 178432710, compound

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Methyl 4-chloro-3-(2,4-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl)benzoate (compound 50.3, 270 mg, 1.02 mmol) was dissolved in methanol (20 mL) and aqueous NaOH (2 M, 6 mL) then heated to 50° C. for 16 hrs. The volatile solvents were removed under reduced pressure and the resulting aqueous phase was acidified to pH 5-6 with aqueous HCl (2M). The precipitated solids were filtered, and dried to yield 230 mg (94%) of the title compound as a white solid. m/z (ES−) 249 (M−H)−

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