Trifluoroacetic acid → N-{3-hydroxy-2-[4-(3-phenylpropoxy)benzyl]propyl}-beta-alanine

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To a solution of tert-butyl N-{3-hydroxy-2-[4-(3-phenylpropoxy)benzyl]propyl}-β-alaninate (65 mg; prepared by following the procedure of Example 4 using the compound prepared in Example 15 as a substitute for 4-(3-aminopropyl)phenol) in dichloromethane (3 mL), trifluoroacetic acid (3 mL) was dropped at 0° C., followed by stirring at room temperature for 2 hours. Then, the reaction mixture was concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (chloroform:methanol:aqueous ammonia=80:20:4). The crude product thus obtained was washed with diethyl ether to give the title compound (38 mg) having the following physical properties.

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