Methanol → [2-Fluoro-4-(8,8-dimethyl-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalene-2-yl-ethynyl)phenyl]-acetic Acid

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Following general procedure J and using [2-fluoro-4-(8,8-dimethyl-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-naphthalene-2-ylethynyl)phenyl]acetic acid methyl ester (Compound 14, 0.1 8 g, 0.48 mmol), methanol (4 mL), tetrahydrofuran (8 mL), water (2 mL) and lithium hydroxide monohydrate (0.2 g, 4.76 mmol) followed by flash column chromatography over silica gel (230-400 mesh) using 50-100% ethyl acetate in hexane as the eluent, the title compound was obtained as a dirty white solid (0.068 g, 41%).

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