Trifluoroacetic acid → (4'-{1-Ethyl-1-[3-methyl-4-(4,4,4-trifluoro-3-hydroxy-3-trifluoromethyl-1-butynyl)-phenyl]-propyl}-3-fluoro-2'-methyl-biphenyl-4-yl)acetic acid methyl ester

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Dichloromethane (1.5 mL) and trifluoroacetic acid (0.153 mL) were added to (4′-{1-ethyl-1-[3-methyl-4-(4,4,4-trifluoro-3-methoxymethoxy-3-trifluoromethyl-1-butynyl)-phenyl]-propyl}-3-fluoro-2′-methyl-biphenyl-4-yl)acetic acid methyl ester (Example 78-(1); 41 mg, 0.063 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for one day. The reaction solution was directly concentrated under reduced pressure and azeotropically distilled with toluene. The residue was purified by preparative TLC (hexane/ethyl acetate=5/1) to give the title compound (30.1 mg, 79%).

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