Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 68716464, compound

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A solution of 2-benzyloxycarbonylamino-2-(2-ethylbutyl)malonic acid diethyl ester (0.520 g) in ethanol (5 mL) was treated with sodium hydroxide (2.91 mL, 1 N) and then stirred at room temperature for 8 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with water and acidified with HCl and the product was then extracted with ethyl acetate to give 2-benzyloxycarbonylamino-2-(2-ethylbutyl)malonic acid monoethyl ester (0.461 g).

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