Lithium hydroxide, monohydrate → HCID 178524878, compound

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To a stirred solution of 5-benzyloxy-2-biphenyl-2-ylmethyl-6-hydroxypyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (6-01) (5 g, 10.68 mmol) in a mixture of tetrahydrofuran and water (2:1, 90 mL) was added lithium hydroxide, monohydrate (2.2 g, 53.4 mml). The mixture was refluxed for 18 h. After completion of the reaction, the volume was reduced by evaporation as much as possible, water was added and the mixture was washed with ethyl acetate to remove non-acidic impurities. The separated aqueous part was acidified with 1N HCl to bring the pH to about 5 to 6. The acidified aqueous part was extracted with dichloromethane to get 5-benzyloxy-2-biphenyl-2-ylmethyl-6-hydroxypyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid (7-01) (3 g, 68%) as a white solid.

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