Hydrochloric Acid → 3-[(4S,5S)-3-benzyloxycarbonyl-2,2-dimethyl-4-isobutyloxazolidin-5-yl]-2-ethyl-2-propenoic acid

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517 mg of ethyl 3-[(4S,5S)-3-benzyloxycarbonyl-2,2-dimethyl-4-isobutyloxazolidin-5-yl]-2-ethyl-2-propenoate was dissolved in 3.10 ml of an ethanol/water (9/1) solution of 2N potassium hydroxide, and the solution was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. Then, the reaction solution was adjusted to pH2 with 1N hydrochloric acid under cooling with ice and after an addition of 24 ml of water, extracted three times with 20 ml of ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water and with a saturated sodium chloride aqueous solution and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure to obtain 3-[(4S,5S)-3-benzyloxycarbonyl-2,2-dimethyl-4-isobutyloxazolidin-5-yl]-2-ethyl-2-propenoic acid as colorless oily substance.

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