Trifluoroacetic acid → (3R)-6-cyclohexyl-3-[3-(2-methoxyethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl]hexanoic acid

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tert-Butyl (3R)-6-cyclohexyl-3-[3-(2-methoxyethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl]hexanoate (Preparation 50) (410 mg, 1.08 mmol) was treated with trifluoroacetic acid (3 ml) and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature under a nitrogen atmosphere for 1 hour. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue azeotroped from toluene then dichloromethane to afford the title compound (250 mg).

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