Water → 3-[3-Fluoro-3'-(3-heptyl-1-methylureido)biphenyl-4-yl]propanoic acid

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100 mg (2.5 mmol, 8 eq) of sodium hydroxide are added to a solution of 130 mg (0.3 mmol, 1 eq) of methyl 3-[3-fluoro-3′-(3-heptyl-1-methylureido)biphenyl-4-yl]propanoate in 3 ml of 9/1 tetrahydrofuran/methanol. The reaction mixture is stirred for 3 hours at room temperature. The reaction is stopped by addition of 10 mL of water and 1 mL of acetic acid and then extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phases are combined and dried over sodium sulfate. The solvents are evaporated off and the residue is then chromatographed on silica gel (70/30 heptane/ethyl acetate). The oil obtained is crystallized from heptane/dichloromethane. 55 mg of 3-[3-fluoro-3′-(3-heptyl-1-methylureido)biphenyl-4-yl]propanoic acid in the form of a white solid are obtained (m.p.=92-93° C.). Yield=43%

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