Ethanol → 4-[[3,3-Difluoro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-propyl]sulfanyl]-thiazole-5-carboxylic acid

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4-[[3,3-Difluoro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-propyl]sulfanyl]-thiazole-5-carboxylic acid methyl ester (0.88 g, 2.54 mmol) is taken in EtOH/water (1:1) (4 ml) powdered KOH (0.36 g, 6.34 mmol) is added. The mixture is refluxed vigorously at 120° C. for 16 h. After completion of the reaction, EtOH is evaporated. The residue is diluted with water (20 ml), acidified with 2M hydrochloric acid to pH 3, and extracted with EtOAc (3×30 ml). The combined organic layers are dried over sodium sulfate, evaporated to dryness yielding 4-[[3,3-difluoro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-propyl]sulfanyl]-thiazole-5-carboxylic acid (0.7 g, 2.09 mmol, 83%).

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