Water → 3-(1-(Tert-butoxycarbonyl)azetidin-3-yl)acrylic acid

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3-((E)-2-Ethoxycarbonylvinyl)azetidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (0.95 g; 3.72 mmol) was dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (15 mL). Lithium hydroxide (0.098 g; 4.1 mmol) and water (10 mL) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 12 hours at room temperature. Water (70 mL) was added and the reaction mixture was washed with tert-butyl methyl ether (70 mL) and the phases were separated. The aqueous phase was adjusted to pH 2 with an aqueous solution of sodium hydrogensulfate (10%) and extracted with tert-butyl methylether (3×70 mL). The combined organic phases were dried (magnesium sulfate) and the solvent evaporated in vacuo to afford 0.76 g of 3-((E)-2-carboxyvinyl)azetidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester.

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