Hydrochloric Acid → (S)-2-[4-(4-methoxy-phenoxy)-2-oxo-2,5-dihydro-pyrrol-1-yl]-4-methyl-pentanoic acid

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A mixture of (S)-2-[4-(4-methoxy-phenoxy)-2-oxo-2,5-dihydro-pyrrol-1-yl]-4-methyl-pentanoic acid methyl ester (0.38 g, 1.16 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (8.75 mL) and water (2.9 mL) was treated with lithium hydroxide monohydrate (59 mg, 1.40 mmol). The reaction was stirred at 25° C. for 2.5 h. At this time, the reaction was diluted with water (50 mL), acidified with a 2N aqueous hydrochloric acid solution and then was extracted with 10% methanol/dichloromethane (3×75 mL). The combined organics were dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to afford (S)-2-[4-(4-methoxy-phenoxy)-2-oxo-2,5-dihydro-pyrrol-1-yl]-4-methyl-pentanoic acid (0.36 g, 99%) as a white solid: HR-ES-MS m/z calculated for C17H21NO5 [M+H]+ 320.1493, observed 320.1493. 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ ppm 0.87 (d, J=6.5 Hz, 3H), 0.92 (d, J=6.5 Hz, 3H), 1.34-1.54 (m, 1H), 1.54-1.68 (m, 1H), 1.68-1.86 (m, 1H), 3.77 (s, 3H), 4.10 (d, J=18.1 Hz, 1H), 4.22 (d, J=18.1 Hz, 1H), 4.62 (dd, J=11.5, 4.2 Hz, 1H), 4.75 (s, 1H), 7.00 (d, J=9.1 Hz, 2H), 7.23 (d, J=9.1 Hz, 2H), 12.89 (br. s., 1H).

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