Trifluoroacetic acid → Ethyl 2-n-propyl-3-(2'-carboxybiphenyl-4-yl)methyl-5-ethoxycarbonylacetyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroimidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-4-carboxylate

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The mixture of ethyl 2-n-propyl-3-[2'-(t-butoxycarbonyl)biphenyl-4-yl]methyl-5-ethoxycarbonylacetyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroimidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-4-carboxylate (657 mg), trifluoroacetic acid (3 ml) and methylene chloride (10 ml) is stirred overnight at room temperature. The reaction mixture is washed with a saturated sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and brine, dried, and evaporated. The crude product is purified by silica gel column chromatography (solvent; chloroform/methanol) to give ethyl 2-n-propyl-3-(2'-carboxybiphenyl-4-yl)methyl-5-ethoxycarbonylacetyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroimidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-4-carboxylate (516 mg).

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