Sodium Hydroxide → 1-[(2'-t-Butoxycarbonylbiphenyl-4-yl)methyl]-2-butyl-4-(1-hydroxybutyl)imidazole-5-carboxamide

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14 ml of a 1N aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide were added to a solution of 0.86 g of 1-[(2'-t-butoxycarbonylbiphenyl-4-yl)methyl]-2-butyl-4-(1hydroxybutyl)imidazole-5-carbonitrile [prepared as described in step (b) above] in 14 ml of ethanol, and the resulting mixture was heated under reflux for 10 hours. At the end of this time, the reaction mixture was worked up in a similar manner to that described in Example 45(c) to afford 0.58 g of the title compound as an amorphous solid.

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