Lithium Hydroxide → 4-(1-(4-Methoxy-2,6-dimethylphenylsulfonyl)piperidin-2-yl)butanoic Acid

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Methyl 4-(1-(4-methoxy-2,6-dimethylphenylsulfonyl)piperidin-2-yl)butanoic acid methyl ester (1.65 g, 4.3 mmol) was dissolved in water (10 ml) and methanol (35 ml), and lithium hydroxide was added (0.3 g, 12.9 mmol). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 days, the methanol was then distilled off in vacuo and ethyl acetate (50 ml) and HCl solution (1 mol/l, 10 ml) were added to the residue. The phases were then separated, extraction was carried out with ethyl acetate (2×50 ml) and the combined organic phases were dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The yield was 1.56 g (98%).

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