Oxaprozin → beta-(4,5-Diphenyloxazol-2-yl)propionic acid calcium salt

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β-(4,5-Diphenyloxazol-2-yl)propionic acid (oxaprozin) was converted to the sodium salt by stirring the acid (6 kg) in distilled water (60 kg) and 46-48% sodium hydroxide liquor (1.85 kg). A filtered solution of calcium chloride dihydrate B.P. (2.44 kg) in distilled water was added and the title compound precipitated as a white solid. This was collected on a vacuum filter and washed with distilled water until the filtrate was free from chloride. The product was dried in an air oven to give a yield of 6.7 kg (98% of theory) of the title compound as a tetrahydrate.

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