Trifluoroacetic acid → (S)-1-(4-nitro-phenyl)-5-oxo-pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid

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(S)-1-(4-nitro-phenyl)-5-oxo-pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (800 mg, 2.6 mmol) is treated with trifluoroacetic acid (5 mL) at room temperature. After 1 h trifluoroacetic acid is evaporated in vacuo and the concentrate treated with ice/water. Precipitated light brownish solid is filtered washed with water and dried to give the title compound, ESI m/z 251 [M+H]+.

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