Acetic Acid → (3S)-4-Fluoro-3-(3-hydroxy-1-propyl)-5-oxo-1-[(1R)-1-phenylethyl]pyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester

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(3S)-3-[3-(tert-Butyldimethylsilyloxy)-1-propyl]-4-fluoro-5-oxo-1-[(1R)-1-phenylethyl]pyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (8.15 g) was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (25.0 mL). Acetic acid (22.0 mL) and tetrabutylammonium fluoride (1.0 M solution in tetrahydrofuran) (25.0 mL) were added under ice-cooling, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 21.5 hours. The reaction solution was extracted with a 10% citric acid solution and ethyl acetate. Then, the organic layer was sequentially washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate water and brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and filtered. Thereafter, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=9:1→8:2→1:1) to give 5.77 g of the title compound as a pale yellow oil.

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