Sodium Hydroxide → HCID 14347187, compound

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An 800 mg portion of [4-[[4-(4-pyridinyl)-2-pyrimidinyl]amino]phenoxy]acetic acid, ethyl ester was dissolved in 100 ml of ethanol and 10.7 ml of 1N sodium hydroxide was added. The mixture was stirred for 2 hours, the solvent removed and the residue dissolved in 5 ml of water. The pH was adjusted to 7.0 with 1N hydrochloric acid and the solid collected, washed with water and dried. The solid was recrystallized from dimethylformamideethanol, giving 600 mg of the desired product as yellow crystals, mp 308°-310° C.

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