Formic Acid → 4-[4-[(3E)-1-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-3-hydroxyimino-3-(2-methyl-4-pyridinyl)propyl]phenyl]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid

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To a solution of 4-{4-[1-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-3-[(E)-hydroxyimino]-3-(2-methyl-pyridin-4-yl)-propyl]-phenyl}-thiophene-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (15 mg) in dioxane/water (1.5 mL, 1:1) was added LiOH (7.2 mg) and the reaction mixture heated by microwave irradiation to 100° C. for 30 min. Formic acid was added to neutralize LiOH and the solvent mixture removed by evaporation under reduced pressure. Purification of the crude reaction product by silica column chromatography eluting with a mixture of dichloromethane/methanol (95:5, containing 4% formic acid) provided 14 mg (98%) of the title compound as an off-white powder, MS (ESI+): m/z=495.1 [M+H]+.

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