Methanol → HCID 10165356, compound

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To 350 mL of methanol in a 1 L round bottom flask equipped with a mechanical stirrer was added 5.3 g (9.8 mmol) of methyl 4-[4-[4-(bis(4-methylphenyl)hydroxymethyl)-1-piperidinyl]-1-hydroxybutyl]-α,α-dimethylphenylacetate, prepared in accordance with Example 9, 5.1 g (0.13 mol) of solid sodium hydroxide, and 100 mL of water. The mixture was heated to reflux for 3 hr. After cooling, the methanol was removed in vacuo, and 6N hydrochloric acid was added dropwise until the solution was no longer basic (pH=7). The solution was extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The organic layers were combined and a white crystalline solid precipitated out of solution. The solid was washed with ether to provide 1.8 g (34%) of 4-[4-[4-(bis(4-methylphenyl)hydroxymethyl)-1-piperidinyl]-1-hydroxybutyl]-α,α-dimethylphenylacetic acid, as the dihydrate, mp 208-215 C. Analysis. Calcd. for C34H43NO4 -2(H2O): C, 72.18; H, 8.37; N, 2.47. Found: C, 72.02; H, 8.36; N, 2.41.

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