Sodium Hydroxide → 4-[(3-Cyclobutyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepin-7-yl)oxy]butanoic acid

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Ethyl 4-[(3-cyclobutyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepin-7-yl)oxy]butanoate (E167a) (2.2 g, 6.6 mmol) was dissolved in methanol (40 ml) and treated with 2N sodium hydroxide (10.0 ml). After stirring at reflux for 1 hour, the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and concentrated in vacuo. The crude mixture was applied to a SCX ion exchange cartridge (Varian bond-elute) and washed with water and then methanol. The organic fractions were reduced in vacuo to afford the title compound (E283); MS (ES+) m/e 304 [M+H]+.

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