Trifluoroacetic acid → 5-(N-CBz-L-valyloxy)-2,2-dimethylvaleric acid

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To a solution of 4-methoxybenzyl 5-(N-CBz-L-valyloxy)-2,2-dimethylvalerate (8.24 g, 16.5 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (100 mL) at room temperature, was added trifluoroacetic acid (5 mL). After 1 h at room temperature, the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude product was column chromatographed (silica gel, 3→5% MeOH in CH2Cl2), to give 6.00 g of 5-(N-CBz-L-valyloxy)-2,2-dimethylvaleric acid. The compound can be activated and directly esterified to a drug or further modified as described below.

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