Citric Acid → HCID 58044110, compound

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To a solution of 3-[6-(benzhydrylideneamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-azetidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (400 mg, 0.97 mmol) in THF (20 mL) was added citric acid (10 mL, 10% aqueous) and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The resultant mixture was quenched by adding sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and was then extracted with ethyl acetate (×2). The combined organic washings were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel flash chromatography (70-100% ethyl acetate in cyclohexane) to afford the title compound as a white solid (183 mg, 76%). LCMS (Method C): RT=1.85 min, m/z: 250 [M+H+].

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