Hydrochloric Acid → (S)-2-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propanoic acid

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(S)-Methyl 2-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propanoate (6.20 g, 17.9 mmol) was dissolved in THF (180 mL) and cooled to 0° C. A 0.2 M of aq. LiOH (89.3 ml, 17.9 mmol) was added dropwise and stirred 20 minutes before TLC analysis (2:1 Hexanes/EtOAc) showed no starting material. The PH of the reaction was carefully adjusted to PH=8 with 1 N HCl. The aqueous layer was washed with diethyl ether and the organics were back extracted with 1% aqueous sodium bicarbonate and the combined aqueous layers were carefully brought to a PH=4 and extracted with EtOAc. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated to afford (S)-2-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propanoic acid, which was used without further purification.

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