Potassium Hydroxide → [4-(4-tert-Butoxycarbonylaminobutyl)phenoxy]acetic acid

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A solution of [4-(4-tert-butoxycarbonylaminobutyl)phenoxy]acetic acid methyl ester 32 (1.28 g, 3.78 mmol) in methanol (80 mL) was added with crushed potassium hydroxide (2.50 g, 85%, 37.8 mmol) and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 h. Solvent was removed by rotary evaporation. The residue was taken up in water and acidified to pH ˜1 with 6N aqueous HCl, and extracted with dichloromethane. The combined organics were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated to complete dryness to afford the desired product 33 as a white solid (1.19 g, 97% yield). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CD3OD) δ 1.41 (s, 9H), 1.42–1.70 (m, 4H), 2.45–2.60 (m, 2H), 3.00–3.20 (m, 2H), 4.60 (s, 2H), 6.80 (d, 2H), 7.08 (d, 2H). m/z (ESI): 322 [C17H25NO5—H]−.

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