Sodium Hydroxide → (4'-{1-ethyl-1-[3-methyl-4-((E)-4,4,4-trifluoro-3-hydroxy-3-trifluoromethyl-1-butenyl)-phenyl]-propyl}-2'-methyl-biphenyl-3-yl)-acetic Acid

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A 1 N sodium hydroxide aqueous solution (0.065 mL, 0.065 mmol) was added to a solution of (4′-{1-ethyl-1-[3-methyl-4-((E)-4,4,4-trifluoro-3-hydroxy-3-trifluoromethyl-1-butenyl)-phenyl]-propyl}-2′-methyl-biphenyl-3-yl)acetic acid methyl ester (Example 71-(1); 12.8 mg, 0.022 mmol) in methanol-tetrahydrofuran (1:1, 1 mL), and the mixture was stirred at 60° C. for one hour. Then, the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (chloroform:methanol=8:3, saturated with water) to give the target compound as a colorless oil (12.1 mg, 97%).

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