Sodium Hydroxide → 3-Cyclopropyl-5-(6-hydroxy-pyridin-3-yl)-2-(4-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-3H-imidazole-4-carboxylic acid

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To 0.8 g (1.8 mmol) of 3-cyclopropyl-5-(6-hydroxy-pyridin-3-yl)-2-(4-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-3H-imidazole-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester in 3 ml of EtOH was added 0.6 ml of 6 M sodium hydroxide solution (3.8 mmol) and the mixture was heated to reflux for 16 h. The solvent was then evaporated, 1M hydrochloric acid solution was added and the resulting precipitate was isolated by filtration, affording 0.7 g (94%) of the title compound as a white solid. MS: 406.1 (MH+).

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