Potassium Hydroxide → 3-(4-{3-[(Cyclopropyl-methyl-amino)-methyl]-phenylethynyl}-phenyl)-2-methyl-acrylic acid

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A solution of 3-(4-{3-[(cyclopropyl-methyl-amino)-methyl]-phenylethynyl}-phenyl)-2-methyl-acrylic acid ethyl ester (Intermediate 94, 0.15 g, 0.4 mmol) in ethanol (3 mL) and tetrahydrofuran (3 mL) was treated with a 3M solution of potassium hydroxide (1 mL, 3 mmol) and the resulting reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for overnight. The reaction mixture was concentrated, neutralized with 5% aqueous hydrochloric acid and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phase was washed with water and brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to a solid. The solid was subjected to flash column chromatography using 5% methanol in ethyl acetate as the eluent to afford the title product as an amorphous solid (0.115 g, 83%).

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