Sodium Hydroxide → 2-(5-Chloro-6-trifluoromethyl-1H-indol-2-yl)-1-(2,2,2-trifluoro-ethylsulfanyl)-butan-2-ol

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This compound was prepared using the standard de-protection procedure from, as described in General Procedures Example B, reacting 2-(5-chloro-1-methanesulfonyl-6-trifluoromethyl-1H-indol-2-yl)-1-(2,2,2-trifluoro-ethylsulfanyl)-butan-2-ol (0.24 g, 0.50 mmol) and using 4N sodium hydroxide as a base (0.37 mL, 0.50 mmol) to yield the title compound as a yellow sticky oil.

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