N-[1-methoxycarbonyl-4-oxo-4-(2-thienyl)butyl]-L-alanyl-L-proline t-butyl ester → N-[1-carboxy-4-oxo-4-(2-thienyl)butyl]-L-alanyl-L-proline t-butyl ester

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Aqueous N-sodium hydroxide solution (4.7 ml.) was added to a solution of N-[1-methoxycarbonyl-4-oxo-4-(2-thienyl)butyl]-L-alanyl-L-proline t-butyl ester (Example 32; 2.0 g.) in a mixture of methanol (3 ml.) and water (1.5 ml.) and the mixture was stirred at laboratory temperature for 16 hours and then evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure. The residue was partitioned between water and ethyl acetate and the aqueous layer was separated, acidified to pH 5 with aqueous N-hydrochloric acid and extracted with dichloromethane. The extract was dried over magnesium sulphate and evaporated to dryness, and there was thus obtained as an oil N-[1-carboxy-4-oxo-4-(2-thienyl)butyl]-L-alanyl-L-proline t-butyl ester.

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