Methanol → 2-(5-Chloro-6-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-4'-(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-3-yl)-4-methoxybutanoic acid

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To a stirred solution of ethyl 2-(5-chloro-6-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-4′-(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-3-yl)-4-methoxybutanoate (0.3 g, 0.638 mmol) in a mixture of THF (10 mL), methanol (10 mL) and water (5 mL) was added LiOH.H2O (53 mg, 12.030 mmol) at room temperature and the mixture was stirred at RT for 2 h. After complete consumption of starting material as monitored by TLC, the reaction mixture was diluted with water (10 mL) and acidified using 1 N HCl at 0° C. The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (2×20 mL); combined organic extracts were washed with water (20 mL), brine (30 mL), dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The crude material was purified by column chromatography to afford 2-(5-chloro-6-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-4′-(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-3-yl)-4-methoxybutanoic acid (100 mg) as an off white solid. 1HNMR (500 MHz) (CDCl3): δ ppm 7.68 (m, 4H), 7.40 (s, 1H), 7.20 (s, 1H), 3.80 (t, 1H), 3.41 (d, 2H), 3.25 (m, 5H), 2.39 (m, 1H), 1.99 (m, 1H), 0.95 (m, 1H), 0.4 (d, 2H), 0.0 (m, 2H).

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