Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(Benzyloxy)-5-(piperidin-1-yl)benzoic acid

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LiOH (1.25 mL, 3.74 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of phenylmethyl 2-[(phenylmethyl)oxy]-5-(1-piperidinyl)benzoate (may be prepared as described in Description 41; 150 mg, 0.37 mmol) in a mixture of THF:water (3:1, 10 ml). The mixture was heated to reflux for 12 h and then diluted with ethyl acetate (50 ml). 10% aqueous HCl was added to the mixture to adjust the pH to 2. The organic phase was isolated, washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulphate, and concentrated to give a yellow oil. The crude product was purified using Comflash to yield the title compound. 80 mg.

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