Potassium Carbonate → HCID 178516223, compound

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Dissolve cis-4-nitro-benzoic acid 4-(2-oxo-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-cyclohexyl ester (87.9 g, 264 mmol) in methanol (1.35 L) and water (150 mL) and treat with potassium carbonate (109.5 g, 800 mmol). Stir at room temperature overnight to give a white precipitate. Evaporate to dryness. Remove excess water by mixing with ethanol and concentrating to dryness under vacuum. Repeat this procedure. Stir in tetrahydrofuran (1 L) for 1 hour then filter. Evaporate the filtrate to an oil and crystallize from diethyl ether (100 mL) to afford 40 g (83%) of the title compound.

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