Ethyl 4-[(7,8-dihydro-8,8-dimethyl-5-(1,1-dimethylethyl)naphth-3-yl)ethynyl]benzoate → 4-[(7,8-Dihydro-8,8-dimethyl-5-(1,1-dimethylethyl)naphth-3-yl)ethynyl]benzoic acid

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A solution of 24.0 mg (0.06 mmol) of ethyl 4-[(7,8-dihydro-8,8-dimethyl-5-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-naphth-3-yl)ethynyl]benzoate (Compound 71) and 6.5 mg (0.16 mmol) of LiOH--H2O in 3 mL THF/water (3:1, v/v) was stirred overnight (22 hours) at room temperature. The reaction mixture was extracted with Et2O and the layers were separated. The aqueous layer was acidified with HCl (1M aqueous solution) and then extracted with EtOAc. The organic phase was dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuo to give the title compound as a colorless solid.

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