Lithium Hydroxide → [4-(2-Boc-amino-ethyl)-phenyl]-acetic acid

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To a solution of methyl 4-(tertiarybutyloxy carbonylaminoethyl)-phenylacetate (0.500 g, 1.71 mmol) in a mixture of tetrahydrofuran (20 ml) and water (10 ml) was added aqueous lithium hydroxide (3.8 ml of a 0.50M solution, 1.90 mmol) and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 16 h. The organic solvent was removed under vacuum and the residue was diluted with water (40 ml), acidified with concentrated hydrochloric acid and extracted with ethyl acetate (2×30 ml). The combined extracts were washed with brine (1×30 ml), dried (MgSO4) and evaporated to give the pure title compound as colourless crystals (0.460 g), m.p. 94°-95° C. δ (360 MHz, CDCl3) 1.42 (9H, s, C(CH3)3), 2.77 (2H, br, m, ArCH2CH2NHBoc), 3.35 (2H, br, m, ArCH2CH2NHBoc), 3.61 (2H, s, ArCH2CO2H), 4.57 (1H, br, s, ArCH2CH 2 NHBoc), 7.14 (2H, d, J=7.7 Hz, ArH), 7.21 (2H, d, J=7.7 Hz, ArH); m/e (CI-) 278 (100%, m-H).

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