Lithium hydroxide, monohydrate → (3S,4R)-1-Benzyl-4-(4-chloro-3-fluoro-phenyl)-pyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid

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A mixture of 19.5 g (56 mmol) (3S,4R)-1-Benzyl-4-(4-chloro-3-fluoro-phenyl)-pyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester and 14.1 g (337 mmol) LiOH.H2O in water (100 mL) and methanol (10 mL) was heated to 80° C. for 45 min. The organic solvents were removed under vacuum and the aqueous phase acidified with 2N HCl tp pH=1-2. The precipitate was filtered off, washed with acetonitrile and dried to yield 15.1 g (73%) of the title compound as off-white solid. MS m/e: 334.1 [M+H]+.

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