Sodium Hydroxide → 4-(S)-(1-Carboxycyclopropyl)-3-(S)-fluoro-1-[1-(S)-phenylethyl]-2-pyrrolidone

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4-(S)-(1-ethoxycarbonylcyclopropyl)-3-(S)-fluoro-1-[1-(S)-phenylethyl]-2-pyrrolidone (12.56 g, 39.33 mmol) was dissolved in ethanol (120 ml) and a 1 N aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (120 ml) was added dropwise thereinto. After stirring at 40° C. for 6 hours, ethanol was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was washed with chloroform (100 ml×2). Under ice cooling, the separated aqueous layer was acidified by adding dropwise 1 N hydrochloric acid thereinto and then extracted successively with chloroform (300 ml×2) and diethyl ether (300 ml). The combined organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain 10.24 g (89.4%) of the title compound as colorless needles.

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