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

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A 1 N sodium hydroxide aqueous solution (0.303 mL, 0.303 mmol) was added to a solution of (4′-{1-ethyl-1-[4-((E)-3-ethyl-3-hydroxy-1-pentenyl)-3-methyl-phenyl]-propyl}-4-methoxy-2′-methyl-biphenyl-3-yl)-acetic acid methyl ester (Example 181-(1); 54.7 mg, 0.101 mmol) in methanol-tetrahydrofuran (1:1, 4 mL), and the mixture was stirred at 60° C. for two hours. The reaction mixture was then poured into a saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution, followed by extraction with dichloromethane. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (chloroform:methanol=10:1) to give the target compound as a colorless oil (41.9 mg, 78%).

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