Hydrochloric Acid → (R)-6-Methyl-3-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-1,3-dicarboxylic acid 3-benzyl ester

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A 1N sodium hydroxide solution (23 mL) was added dropwise to a mixed solution of (R)-6-methyl-3-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-1,3-dicarboxylic acid 3-benzyl ester 1-methyl ester (3.5 g, 11.5 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (60 mL) and methanol (20 mL) under ice-cooling, and the mixture was stirred for 30 minutes. The reaction solution was neutralized with 1N hydrochloric acid, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate. The extract was dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to give 3.4 g (quantitative) of the diastereomer mixture title compound as a colorless oil. The diastereomers were used for the next step without separation.

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