Boron trichloride (1 M solution in heptane, 89.7 mL, 89.7 mmol) was added to a 0° C. solution of N-[(4aR,6R,8aS)-6-[(benzyloxy)methyl]-8a-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-4,4a,5,6,8,8a-hexahydropyrano[3,4-d][1,3]thiazin-2-yl]benzamide (C8) (15.20 g, 29.89 mmol) in dichloromethane (150 mL). After 15 minutes, the reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred for 4 hours. Methanol (50 mL) was then added, first drop-wise {Caution: violent reaction} and then at a steady rate, while the interior of the flask was flushed with nitrogen gas. The mixture was heated at reflux for 30 minutes, cooled to room temperature and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was again dissolved in methanol, stirred, and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting material was taken up in dichloromethane and washed sequentially with 1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution, water, and saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution. The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. Chromatographic purification on silica gel (Gradient: 0% to 3% methanol in ethyl acetate) provided the product as a foamy yellow solid. Yield: 11.97 g, 28.60 mmol, 96%. LCMS m/z 419.2 [M+H+]. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD) δ 8.13 (d, J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 7.50-7.56 (m, 1H), 7.41-7.49 (m, 3H), 7.02-7.11 (m, 2H), 4.13 (dd, J=11.9, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 3.90 (d, J=12.1 Hz, 1H), 3.72-3.80 (m, 1H), 3.59 (d, J=5.1 Hz, 2H), 3.14-3.24 (br m, 1H), 2.96 (dd, half of ABX pattern, J=13.1, 4.1 Hz, 1H), 2.75 (dd, half of ABX pattern, J=13.1, 2.7 Hz, 1H), 1.80-1.92 (m, 1H), 1.70 (ddd, J=13.4, 4.2, 2.4 Hz, 1H).
