Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 66611788, compound

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Phenylmethyl 5-chloro-4-(4-morpholinylcarbonyl)-2-[(phenylmethyl)oxy]benzoate (may be prepared as described in Description 66; 381 mg, 0.82 mmol) was redissolved in tetrahydrofuran (4 ml) and LiOH (64 mg, 2.67 mmol) and water (1 ml) were added. The solution was heated at 45° C. for 90 minutes, 2M hydrochloric acid (1.33 ml, 2.66 mmol) was added and the solvent removed in vacuo. The solid was partitioned between 2M HCl (5 ml) and ethyl acetate (40 ml). The organic layer was dried (MgSO4) and the solvent removed in vacuo to give a brown solid. 381 mg.

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