Citric Acid → {2-[7-[methyl(2-thienylsulfonyl)amino]-5-(trifluoromethoxy)-1H-indol-2-yl]-4,5-dihydro-1,3-thiazol-5-yl}acetic acid

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A mixture of ethyl {2-[7-[methyl(2-thienylsulfonyl)amino]-5-(trifluoromethoxy)-1H-indol-2-yl]-4,5-dihydro-1,3-thiazol-5-yl}acetate (300 mg), 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (5 mL), tetrahydrofuran (5 mL) and ethanol (5 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 15 hr. The reaction mixture was acidified with aqueous citric acid solution, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with saturated brine, dried (MgSO4), and concentrated. The residue was crystallized from ethyl acetate-hexane to give the title compound (270 mg, yield 93%) as pale-yellow crystals. The crystals were purified by preparative HPLC, and recrystallized from ethyl acetate-hexane to give pale-yellow prism crystals. melting point 225-227° C.

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