Hydrochloric Acid → 5-(2,4-Dimethoxybenzyl)-4-oxo-5-azaspiro[2.4]heptane-7-carboxylic Acid

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To a solution of 5-(2,4-dimethoxybenzyl)-4-oxo-5-azaspiro[2.4]heptane-7-carboxylic acid methyl ester (2.02 g) in tetrahydrofuran/methanol (1/1, 12 ml) was added a 1M aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (12 ml) at room temperature, and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour. To this reaction solution was added a 2M aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid (6 ml), and the mixture was stirred, and then concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate, the solution was washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and then concentrated under reduced pressure. To the resulting solid was added diisopropyl ether (8 ml), and the mixture was stirred. A solid was collected from this suspension by filtration, and was dried under reduced pressure to give the titled compound (1.59 g).

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