A method for removing impurities from racemic
cis-6-phenyl-5-[4-(2-pyrrolidin-1-ylethoxy)phenyl]-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaph-
thalen-2-ol and purified
cis-6-phenyl-5-[4-(2-pyrrolidin-1-ylethoxy)phenyl]-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaph-
thalen-2-ol useful as an estrogen agonist/antagonist.