Sodium Hydroxide → HCID 131721104, compound

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Reaction Steps

Sodium hydroxide (378 mg, 9.45 mmol) and tetrahydrofuran (10 ml) were added to 4-(3-furyl)-3,3-dimethyl-2-azetidinone (1.2 g, 7.21 mmol) and the mixture was refluxed for 8 hours. After the solvent was distilled off, the residue was washed with ethyl acetate to give a powder of β-(3-furyl)-α,α-dimethyl-β-alanine sodium salt (1.4 g, quant.).

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