Sodium Hydroxide → 4-(N-(4-fluorobenzyl)-N-(4-methoxybenzyl)sulfamoyl)benzoic acid

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Methyl 4-(N-(4-fluorobenzyl)-N-(4-methoxybenzyl)sulfamoyl)benzoate (Example 5-10a) (3.7 g, 8.3 mmol) was dissolved in MeOH/THF (1:1.5, 30 mL) and treated with aqueous NaOH (3 N, 15 mL). The mixture was stirred at ambient temperature overnight, then MeOH and THF were removed in vacuo. The resulting aqueous solution was acidified with 6 N aq HCl to a pH of ˜3 and extracted with EtOAc (3×40 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with water and brine, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated. The crude product was purified by recrystallization from EtOH to afford pure 4-(N-(4-fluorobenzyl)-N-(4-methoxybenzyl)sulfamoyl)benzoic acid as a white crystalline solid (2.1 g, 58.6%). MS (M−H, 428.1); 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ, ppm: 3.66 (s, 3H), 4.23 (s, 2H), 4.26 (s, 2H), 6.72 (d, 2H, J=8 Hz), 6.95 (m, 6H), 7.92 (d, 2H J=8 Hz), 8.07(d, 2H, J=8 Hz). The compound had an IC50 on hT2R14 bitter receptor of 1.97 μM.

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