Trifluoroacetic acid → Ethyl 3-[4-(4-methylaminopyrid-2-yl)phenyl]propanoate

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415 mg (1.08 mmol, 1 eq) of ethyl 3-{4-[4-(tert-butoxycarbonylmethylamino)pyrid-2-yl]phenyl}propanoate are dissolved in 10 mL of dichloromethane. 3 mL of trifluoroacetic acid are added and the reaction mixture is stirred for 4 hours at room temperature. The reaction is stopped by adding 100 mL of saturated sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and is then extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phases are combined and dried over sodium sulfate. The solvents are evaporated off. 270 mg of ethyl 3-[4-(4-methylaminopyrid-2-yl)phenyl]propanoate are obtained. Yield=88%.

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