Sodium Hydroxide → HCID 19711377, compound

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A mixture of t-butyl 3-[3-(2-methoxycarbonyl-1-propyl)-5-(3-pyridylmethyl)phenyl]propanoate (Preparation 28; 2.84 g), 2N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (4.3 ml) and 1,4-dioxane (13 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours, heated at 100° C. for 1.5 hours and then allowed to stand at room temperature for a further 18 hours. The solvent was evaporated under vacuum and the residue partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The aqueous phase was separated, acidified with glacial acetic acid and extracted twice with dichloromethane, then the combined organic solutions dried (MgSO4) and evaporated under vacuum. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel using a dichloromethane in methanol elution gradient (0 to 7% methanol), and the product fractions combined and evaporated under vacuum to give the title compound as a gum (1.88 g); Rf 0.60 (SS 7). Found: C, 71.72; H, 7.60; N, 3.75. C23H29NO4 requires C, 72.03; H, 7.62; N, 3.65%.

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