Trifluoroacetic acid → Methyl 3-(2-amino-2-methylpropyl)benzoate

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A solution of 3-(2-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-2-methylpropyl)benzoic acid methyl ester (Preparation 33) (1.6 g, 5.2 mmol) in dichloromethane (160 ml) at 0° C. was treated with trifluoroacetic acid (13.6 ml) and left to warm to room temperature over 2 hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the product purified by cation exchange chromatography (methanol followed by 2M ammonia in methanol) to yield the title compound as an amber oil (1.06 g).

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