Hydrochloric Acid → 2-{3-Chloro-4-[3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-1-methyl-2-(3-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-benzooxazol-5-yl)-propyl]-phenoxy}-2-methyl-propionic acid

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2-{3-Chloro-4-[3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-1-methyl-2-(3-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-benzooxazol-5-yl)-propyl]-phenoxy}-2-methyl-propionic acid ethyl ester (99 mg, obtained in Example 229) was dissolved in THF (2.3 mL) under argon. LiOH solution (1M, 0.31 mL) was added and the mixture was stirred for 3 hours. Another 0.19 mL of the LiOH solution was added and stirring was continued at r.t. for 48 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into water containing ice and the aqueous solution was acidified with 1M HCl to pH 1. The aqueous mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate and the organic extracts were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (silica gel, ethyl acetate, then ethyl acetate containing 0.25% acetic acid) to provide the title compound 2-{3-chloro-4-[3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-1-methyl-2-(3-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-benzooxazol-5-yl)-propyl]-phenoxy}-2-methyl-propionic acid as a light brown foam (15 mg). MS (m/e, ISP neg. ion)=486.5 [M−H+].

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