Sodium Hydroxide → 1-((Tert-butoxy)carbonyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-4-carboxylic acid

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To a stirred solution of methyl 1-Boc-1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-4-pyridinecarboxylate (2.22 g, 9.2 mmol) in methanol (10 mL) was added 1.0 N aqueous sodium hydroxide (25 mL). After stirring for 2 h, the solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was partitioned between diethyl ether and water, and the layers were separated. The aqueous phase was acidified to pH 2.5 with concentrated hydrochloric acid and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic extract was washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride, dried (magnesium sulfate), filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to give 1.62 g (78%) of the title compound as a white solid.

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