Sodium Hydroxide → (1RS,2SR)-2-amino-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-(4-(methyloxy)phenyl)-1-propanol
Reaction equation
[F:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([CH:8]2[O:12]C(=O)[NH:10][CH:9]2[CH2:14][C:15]2[CH:20]=[CH:19][C:18]([O:21][CH3:22])=[CH:17][CH:16]=2)=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[OH-].[Na+]>C(O)C>[NH2:10][CH:9]([CH2:14][C:15]1[CH:16]=[CH:17][C:18]([O:21][CH3:22])=[CH:19][CH:20]=1)[CH:8]([C:5]1[CH:4]=[CH:3][C:2]([F:1])=[CH:7][CH:6]=1)[OH:12]Participants
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Procedure
To a solution of (4RS,5SR)-5-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-((4-(methyloxy)phenyl)methyl)-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one (12.8 g, 42.5 mmol) in ethanol (200 ml) was added 8N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (26.6 ml, 210 mmol) and the mixture was heated under reflux for 4 hrs. The reaction solution was concentrated, diluted with water (200 ml) and extracted with ethyl acetate (200 ml×2). The extract was washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was recrystallized from ethyl acetate-hexane to give (1RS,2SR)-2-amino-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-(4-(methyloxy)phenyl)-1-propanol (10.08 g, 86%).