Trifluoroacetic acid → (3R)-6-cyclohexyl-3-{3-[(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethoxy)methyl]-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl}hexanoic acid

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A solution of tert-butyl (3R)-6-cyclohexyl-3-{3-[(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethoxy)methyl]-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl}hexanoate (Preparation 86) (500 mg, 1.08 mmol) in dichloromethane (7 ml) was treated with trifluoroacetic acid (3 ml) and stirred at room temperature for 5 hours. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue azeotroped from toluene and dichloromethane. The oil was purified by column chromatography on silica gel eluting with a gradient system of 100:0:0 (dichloromethane:methanol:acetic acid) gradually changing to 90:10:1 (dichloromethane:methanol:acetic acid) to afford the title compound as a colourless oil (374 mg).

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