Sodium Hydroxide → (S)-(+)-3-(tert-butyl-diphenyl-silanyloxy)-2-methylpropionic acid

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This ester (3.15 g, 8.85 mmol) was dissolved in 3:1 tetrahydrofuran-methanol (30 mL) and saponified with aqueous sodium hydroxide (1.0 N, 10.0 mL, 10.0 mmol) overnight at ambient temperature. After concentration, the residue was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water and then acidified (to pH 4–5) with 0.5N aqueous hydrochloric acid. The organic phase was washed with water and brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. Purification was carried out with multiple flash chromatography runs using the Biotage system. Pure fractions from each run were combined and concentrated to yield (S)-3-(tert-butyl-diphenyl-silanyloxy)-2-methylpropionic acid as an oil that solidified to a tacky white solid in the cold. (Yield 2.10 g, 69.2%).

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