Hydrochloric Acid → alpha-Methyl-[2-(2-amino-5-trifluoromethylphenyl)-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]propanedioic acid, dimethyl ester

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α-Methyl-[2-(2-nitro-5-trifluoromethylphenyl)-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]propanedioic acid, dimethyl ester (6.80 g; 14.9 mmole) was dissolved in methanol (200 ml) under argon at room temperature. Powdered stannous chloride dihydrate (17.48 g; 77.5 mmole) was added, followed by concentrated hydrochloric acid (19 ml) with stirring. After 1.5 hours, Celite, ethyl acetate and saturated potassium carbonate solution were added with stirring (the potassium carbonate was added portionwise). The suspension was filtered through a Celite pad. The pad was then rinsed with ethyl acetate (three times). The filtrate was concentrated and the resulting white solid was triturated with 10% methanol:water and dried giving 6.02 g of the title compound.

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