Lithium hydroxide, monohydrate → HCID 66893599, compound

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To a solution containing (S)-2-[4-(3-ethoxy-2-fluoro-phenoxy)-2-oxo-2,5-dihydro-pyrrol-1-yl]-4-methyl-pentanoic acid methyl ester (2.40 g, 0.007 mol) in tetrahydrofuran (40 mL) was treated with an aqueous solution of lithium hydroxide monohydrate (0.5N, 30 mL, 0.015 mol). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2H, and the solvents evaporated. The residue was dissolved in water and washed with diethyl ether, and the diethyl ether layer discarded. The aqueous phase was acidified with dilute hydrochloric acid (pH <2), and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated to afford (S)-2-[4-(3-ethoxy-2-fluoro-phenoxy)-2-oxo-2,5-dihydro-pyrrol-1-yl]-4-methyl-pentanoic acid (2.00 g, 87%) as a white solid after triturating with diethyl ether.

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