To a stirred solution of (S)-2-sulfamoylamino-6-((1-(3-methylbutanoyl)piperidin-3-yl)methoxy)benzonitrile (Example 5a, 19.5 g. 49.4 mmol) in EtOH (130 mL) was added 2N NaOH solution (84 mL) at room temperature. The reaction mixture was then heated at 65° C. until LC/MS confirmed that the starting material was consumed approximately 18 hours. The mixture was concentrated to remove ethanol, diluted with water (500 mL) and washed with ethyl acetate (50 mL×2). Ethanol (100 mL) was added to the aqueous phase and the mixture was acidified with 1M aq. HCl solution until pH=3. The precipitate that formed was collected by vacuum filtration to give a white solid that was further suspended in Ethanol (300 mL) and the solution was heated to reflux for 1 hr then cooled to 0° C. The precipitate was collected and dried under vacuum to give the title compound as an off-white solid (17.7 g, 82% yield). This material was combined with several other batches synthesized following the same procedure. A suspension of the combined batches (73.6 g, 186.57 mmol) in water (1500 mL) was treated with a solution of NaHCO3 (39.18 g, 466.43 mmol, 2.5 equivalents) in water (500 mL) and heated to 98° C. for 12 hrs until complete dissolution. The hot solution was then filtered to remove undissolved fine particles and the filtrate was cooled to room temperature and treated dropwise with 0.3M HCl until neutral pH, followed by 2M HCl until pH 3 and the solution was further stirred for 30 minutes. The precipitate that formed was collected by vacuum filtration, washed with water, and dried under vacuum to afford the title compound as an off-white powder (72.44 g). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6, 80° C.) δ 0.89 (d, 6H, J=4.0 Hz), 1.37-1.47 (m, 2H), 1.67-1.72 (m, 1H), 1.86-1.91 (m, 1H), 1.94-2.19 (m, 4H), 2.96 (br. s, 2H), 3.55-4.14 (m, 4H), 6.66 (d, 1H, J=4.0 Hz), 6.75 (d, 1H, J=8.0 Hz), 7.45 (t, 1H, J=8.0 Hz), 7.78 (br. s, 1H) 8.00 (br. s, 1H), 10.69 (s, 1H). MS 395 (MH+). Mp 237-238.
