Imidazole → 5-(4-{1-[4-(t-butyl-dimethyl-silanyloxy)-3-methyl-phenyl]-1-ethyl-propyl}-2-methyl-phenyl)-4-methyl-thiophene-2-carboxylic Acid Methyl Ester

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t-Butyldimethylsilyl chloride (36 mg, 0.238 mmol) and imidazole (40.5 mg, 0.595 mmol) were added to a solution of 5-{4-[1-ethyl-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methyl-phenyl)-propyl]-2-methyl-phenyl}-4-methyl-thiophene-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester (Example 20-(1); 50.3 mg, 0.119 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (0.2 mL) at room temperature, and the mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 0.2 hour. Diethyl ether was added to the reaction solution. The organic layer was washed with distilled water and brine and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and then the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (n-hexane/ethyl acetate=95/5 to ethyl acetate only) to give the title compound (56.4 g, 88.3%).

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