Trifluoroacetic acid → (2S)-2-(3-benzyl-2-oxo-1-imidazolidinyl)-3,3-dimethylbutanoic acid

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To a solution of the product of Example 111-5 in dichloromethane (1.5 L) was added triflouroacetic acid (810 mL). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours and concentrated. The residue was chased with heptanes (4×500 mL). The product was partitioned between dichloromethane (1.5 L) and 5% KH2PO4 (1.1 L). The organic layer was washed with 5% KH2PO4 (900 mL) and brine (900 mL), and concentrated. A solution of the residue in dichloromethane (500 mL) was dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated. The residue was recrystallized twice from isopropyl alcohol/water to afford the title compound. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 7.2-7.4(m, 5H), 4.28(d, 2H), 4.21(s, 1H), 3.47-3.64(m, 2H), 3.08-3.2(m, 2H), 1.0(s, 9H).

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