Sodium Hydroxide → (+/-)-{4-Chloro-2-[2-(2,2-dimethyl-cyclopropanecarbonyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl]-phenoxy}-acetic acid

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To a solution of (±)-2,2-dimethyl-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (26 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and (±)-[4-chloro-2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester (73 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in DMF (2.4 mL), DMAP (37 mg, 0.30 mmol, 1.5 eq.) and N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (58 mg, 0.30 mmol, 1.5 eq.) were added. The resulting solution was stirred at r.t. for 62 hours. 1M aq. NaOH soln. (1.2 mL) was added and the solution was stirred at r.t. for 3.5 hours. Formic acid (0.2 mL) was added. The crude mixture was purified by prep. HPLC (column: Waters XBridge, 19×50 mm, 5 um, UV/MS, acidic conditions). The two racemic diastereoisomers were separated (LC-MS 3: tR (±)-dial=0.91 and tR (±)-dia2=0.93). The title compound showed: tR=0.93.

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