Lithium Hydroxide → (2S,3S)-2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-3-(pent-4-en-1-yloxy)pentanoic acid

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To a round-bottom flask equipped with a stir bar was added (2S,3S)-methyl 2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-3-(pent-4-en-1-yloxy)pentanoate (1.06 g, 3.36 mmol), THF (10 mL) and MeOH (10 mL). To the solution was added aq. LiOH (1.0 M, 5.04 mL). The mixture was stirred for 16 h at room temperature. The mixture was concentrated in vacuo, and the resulting aqueous solution was acidified with aq HCl (1.0 M) and then transferred to a separatory funnel. The solution was twice extracted with EtOAc and the combined organics were dried over MgSO4; filtered; then concentrated in vacuo to afford (2S,3S)-2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-3-(pent-4-en-1-yloxy)pentanoic acid as a colorless solid foam (1.00 g, 99% yield).

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