Lithium Hydroxide → HCID 67270028, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of (S)-methyl 2-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-3-(7-fluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)propanoate (12000 mg, 35 mmol) in 200 mL of THF at 0° C. was added LiOH (0.2 M) (52735 μl, 52735 μmol) dropwise over 10 minutes. After stirring for 1 hour, more LiOH (0.2 M) (17578 μl, 17578 μmol) was added and the mixture was stirred for another 1 hr. The reaction mixture was washed with ether (2×250 mL), the aqueous layer was acidified with 2N HCl to pH of about 4 and extracted with EtOAc (3×300 mL). The combined organics were washed with water, brine, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to provide (S)-2-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-3-(7-fluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)propanoic acid (11.3 g, 98% yield) as a colorless oil.

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