Lithium hydroxide, monohydrate → (S)-2-[4-(3-ethoxy-2,6-difluoro-phenoxy)-2-oxo-2,5-dihydro-pyrrol-1-yl]-4-methyl-pentanoic acid

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To a solution containing (S)-2-[4-(3-ethoxy-2,6-difluoro-phenoxy)-2-oxo-2,5-dihydro-pyrrol-1-yl]-4-methyl-pentanoic acid methyl ester (1.68 g, 0.004 mol) in tetrahydrofuran (60 mL) was treated with an aqueous solution of lithium hydroxide monohydrate (0.5N, 18 mL, 0.009 mol). The mixture was stirred at 5° C. for 3 h, 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-2,6-difluoro-phenoxy)-2-oxo-2,5-dihydro-pyrrol-1-yl]-4-methyl-pentanoic acid, (1.56 g, 96%), as a pale brown solid.

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