Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 178433965, compound

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To a solution of methyl 4-cyclobutyl-2-methyl-5-(5-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)benzoate (compound 152.7, 240 mg, 0.842 mmol) in methanol (5 mL) was added aqueous NaOH (6 mL, 1M). The resulting mixture was heated to 50° C. for 6 hours. After cooling to ambient temperature, the reaction mixture was acidified with 1N HCl to pH 2 and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×50 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (50 mL), dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated in vacuo to afford 4-cyclobutyl-2-methyl-5-(5-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)benzoic acid (260 mg, quantitative) as a white solid. m/z (ES+) 272 (M+H)+.

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