Hydrochloric Acid → 3-Amino-2,2-difluoropentanoic acid

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To a solution of ethyl 3-(dibenzylamino)-2,2-difluoropropanoate (517 mg, 1.55 mmol) in EtOH (1 mL) was added 0.5 N HCl (1 mL) and Pd(OH)2/C (20%, 50 mg). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature under H2 atmosphere for 3 days. The reaction mixture was filtered and the solid was rinsed with water and ether. The aqueous layer was separated from the ether layer and lyophilized to yield ethyl 3-amino-2,2-difluoropropanoic acid as a white solid (210 mg, 100% yield). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO) ppm 3.27-3.46 (m, 2H), 8.06-8.64 (m, 3H).

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