Hydrochloric Acid → (2S)-3-[(6-chloro-2-naphthyl)thio]-2-hydroxypropionic acid

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An aqueous 8N sodium hydroxide solution (6.8 mL) was added to a suspension of methyl (2S)-3-[(6-chloronaphthalen-2-yl)thio]-2-hydroxypropionate (5.4 g) obtained in Reference Example 1a) in ethanol (150 mL) and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. Ethanol was distilled off under reduced pressure and then the resulting precipitate was obtained by filtration. The solid was suspended in water (100 mL), pH of the suspension was adjusted to about 3 with 1N hydrochloric acid and then the precipitate was collected by filtration to obtain the title compound (5.0 g, 97%) as a white solid.

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