Hydrochloric Acid → 3-Benzyloxy-12-cyclohexyl-6,7-dihydro-5-oxa-7a-azadibenzo[a,e]azulene-9-carboxylic acid

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To a solution of methyl 3-benzyloxy-12-cyclohexyl-6,7-dihydro-5-oxa-7a-azadibenzo[a,e]azulene-9-carboxylate (173 mg, 0.36 mmol) in methanol (3.5 ml) and tetrahydrofuran (3.5 ml) was added 4N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (1.7 ml), and the mixture was stirred for 13 hr. To the reaction mixture were added 2N hydrochloric acid (3.7 ml) and water, and the precipitated solid was collected by filtration and dried in vacuo. The obtained solid was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=1:1) to give 3-benzyloxy-12-cyclohexyl-6,7-dihydro-5-oxa-7a-azadibenzo[a,e]azulene-9-carboxylic acid (81 mg, yield 48%).

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