Hydrochloric Acid → 2-[5-(4-Tert-butyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-3,3-dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-quinoline-6-carboxylic acid

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A mixture of 2-[5-(4-tert-butyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-3,3-dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-quinoline-6-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (880 mg, 1.99 mmol) in methanol (20 mL) and tetrahydrofuran (20 mL), 30% sodium hydroxide in water (10 mL) was stirred at 60° C. for 12 h. The mixture was neutralized with a 3 N aqueous hydrochloric acid solution and extracted with ethyl acetate (2×100 mL), washed with water, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and then concentrated in vacuo. The residue was re-crystallized from methanol to afford 2-[5-(4-tert-butyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-3,3-dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-quinoline-6-carboxylic acid (800 mg, 97%) as a yellow solid: LC/MS m/e calcd for C27H30N2O2 (M+H)+: 415.55, observed: 415.1.

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