Acetic Acid → 2-(5-((tert-butyldiphenylsilyloxy)methyl)-4-((2R,6S)-2,6-dimethylmorpholino)-2,3-difluorophenyl)-2-oxoacetic acid

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Ethyl 2-(5-((tert-butyldiphenylsilyloxy)methyl)-4-((2R,6S)-2,6-dimethylmorpholino)-2,3-difluorophenyl)-2-oxoacetate (Intermediate 114, 0.785 g, 3.00 mmol) was dissolved in ethanol (60 ml) and stirred at room temperature with 1 ml of 10% KOH. After 3 hours the reaction appears to have gone approximately 40-50% by LCMS. An additional 1 ml of 10% KOH was added and the reaction was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. The reaction has 70-80% by LCMS. An additional 1 ml of 10% KOH was added and the reaction was stirred at room temperature for 60 minutes. The reaction was made acidic with acetic acid, diluted with water and extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The organic layers were washed twice with brine, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated. The resulting sticky oil was dissolved in ethyl acetate, washed with sat. NaHCO3, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated. The resulting oil was dried under vacuum for 2 hours to give the title compound as a yellow solid.

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