Potassium Hydroxide → HCID 21418533, compound

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4gm (8.6 millimols) of ethyl 2-methyl-2-{4-[2-(2-methoxy-benzamido)-ethyl]-biphenyl-4'-oxy}-propionate were hydrolized at room temperature over a period of 12 hours with a solution of 1gm (17.2 millimols) of potassium hydroxide in 5 ml of water and 95 ml of methanol. After distilling off the methanol, 100 ml of water were added, and the mixture was extracted with ether. The pH of the aqueous phase was adjusted to between 1 and 2 with 2 N hydrochloric acid, and the acid mixture was extracted with chloroform. The combined chloroform extracts were dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated to dryness, and the residue was recrystallized from ether. Yield: 3.2 gm (86% of theory); m.p. 133° C.

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