Hydrochloric Acid → Racemic 4-(5-{3-[(5-fluoro-4-methylpyrimidin-2-yl)amino]-5-methylphenyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)-4-hydroxy-2,2-dimethylcyclohexanecarboxylic acid

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To a solution of racemic methyl (1S,4R)-4-(5-{3-[(5-fluoro-4-methylpyrimidin-2-yl)amino]-5-methylphenyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)-4-hydroxy-2,2-dimethylcyclohexanecarboxylate (70 mg, 0.14 mmol) in Methanol (1 mL) was added sodium hydroxide (1M, 0.87 ml, 0.87 mmol). The resulting suspension was heated to 110° C. for 10 min under microwave irradiation. The reaction was cooled to ambient temperature, and the pH was adjusted to a range of 3-4 (pH paper) using HCl (1 N in water). The resulting mixture was extracted with 10% IPA:CHCl3 (3×). The combined organic layers were dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuo to provide racemic 4-(5-{3-[(5-fluoro-4-methylpyrimidin-2-yl)amino]-5-methylphenyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)-4-hydroxy-2,2-dimethylcyclohexanecarboxylic acid (58 mg, 0.12 mmol, 58% yield). The racemate was subjected to purification by chiral supercritical fluid chromatography (35%/65% Methanol/CO2, with a flow rate of 70 ml/min and a 4 minute run time).

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