Diisopropyl Ether → 2-((1-(4-Methoxy-2,6-dimethylphenylsulfonyl)piperidin-2-yl)methoxy)acetic acid

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A 6 M aqueous NaOH solution (200 ml, 1.200 mmol) was added to a solution of tert-butyl 2-((1-(4-methoxy-2,6-dimethylphenylsulfonyl)piperidin-2-yl)methoxy)-acetate (26.8 g, 62.7 mmol) in THF (200 ml) and methanol (200 ml) and the reaction was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The organic solvents were then distilled off and 6 M aqueous HCl (210 ml) was added to the residue at 0° C. The aqueous phase was extracted with methylene chloride (200 ml) and ethyl acetate (200 ml). The combined organic phases were dried with Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The residue obtained was codistilled twice with diisopropyl ether. The yield was 21.92 g (94%).

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