Sodium Hydroxide → 4-(1-((Tert-butoxy)carbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)butanoic acid

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An aqueous solution (2 ml) of 700 mg of NaOH was added to 15 ml of a methanol solution of 1.0 g of ethyl 4-(1-t-butyloxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)butanoate and stirred for 1 hour at room temperature. The methanol was removed by distillation under a reduced pressure, and the residue was made acidic with 1N HCl and then extracted with ethyl acetate. This was washed with brine, dried with magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was removed by distillation under a reduced pressure. Thus, 0.91 g of 4-(1-t-butyloxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)butanoic acid was obtained as a white solid.

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