Tetrahydrofuran → (S)-1-((S)-2-((Methoxycarbonyl)amino)-3-methylbutanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid

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(S)-Benzyl 1-((S)-2-(methoxycarbonylamino)-3-methylbutanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylate (40 g) and 5% Pd/alumina were charged to a Parr® reactor followed by THF (160 mL). The reactor was sealed and purged with nitrogen (6×20 psig) followed by a hydrogen purge (6×30 psig). The reactor was pressurized to 30 psig with hydrogen and agitated at room temperature for approximately 15 hours. The resulting slurry was filtered through a GF/F filter and concentrated to approximately 135 g solution. Heptane (120 mL) was added, and the solution was stirred until solids formed. After an addition 2-3 hours, additional heptane (240 mL) was added drop-wise, the slurry was stirred for approximately 1 hour, then filtered. The solids were dried to afford the title compound (S)-1-((S)-2-(methoxycarbonylamino)-3-methylbutanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid.

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