“…Formylamino esters 17 (5.5 g, 0.01 mol) in 1 N methanolic HC1 (4.2 mL) and MeOH (18 mL) were stirred at 25 °C for 72 h, then concentrated in vacuo, diluted with H20, and extracted with EtOAc. The aqueous phase was basified with concentrated NaHC03 solution and extracted with Et20 to afford the product (1.58 g, 50%), mp 230 °C dec, after crystallization from Et20: NMR (200 MHz, CDC13) 0.9 (m, 3 ), 1.38 (t, J =1,3 ), 2.12 (m, 2 ), 3.0 (m, 4 H), 3.8 (d, 2 ), 4.0 (s, 3 H), 6.9-7.S (m, 3 H), 9.5 (m, 1 H). Anal.…”