Hydrochloric Acid → 1-(1,1-Dimethylethyl) (3R)-1,3-piperidinedicarboxylate

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To a solution of ethyl N-Boc-(R)-nipecotate (7.61 g, 29.6 mmol) in 25 mL of methanol was added LiOH (2.48 g, 2 eq.) in 25 mL of H2O dropwise at 4° C. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at 4° C. The pH of the mixture was adjusted to ca. 1 by adding aqueous HCl (10% w/w). The aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×100 mL). The extracts were combined and washed with aqueous NH4Cl (sat., 2×50 mL), brine (50 mL), and dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered and evaporated to give N-Boc-(R)-nipecotic acid 25 as a white solid 6.25 g (92%).

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