Hydrochloric Acid → (S)-3-cyclohexyl-2-(4-fluoro-1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-isoindol-2-yl)-propionic acid

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A mixture of (S)-3-cyclohexyl-2-(4-fluoro-1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-isoindol-2-yl)-propionic acid methyl ester (311 mg, 0.97 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (6 mL) at room temperature was treated with a mixture of lithium hydroxide monohydrate (82 mg, 1.95 mL) in water (6 mL). The reaction mixture was then stirred at room temperature until the reaction was complete by TLC (˜2 h). After this time, the reaction mixture was treated with 1N aqueous hydrochloric acid solution until the pH=2. The reaction mixture was then extracted with ethyl acetate (3×20 mL). The combined organic layers were then dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered to remove the drying agent and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to afford (S)-3-cyclohexyl-2-(4-fluoro-1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-isoindol-2-yl)-propionic acid (230 mg, 78%) as a white solid.

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