Isopropanol → Atorvastatin Acetonide tert-Butyl Ester

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A solution of (4R-cis)-1,1dimethylethyl 6-(2-aminoethyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4-acetate, (Example 2) 1.36 g (4.97 mmol), and (±)-4-fluoro-α-[2-methyl-1-oxopropyl]-γ-oxo-N,β-diphenylbenzenebutaneamide mixture of [R-(R*,R*)], [R-(R*,S*)], [S-(R*,R*)], and [S-R*,R*)] isomers, (Example 3) 1.60 g (3.83 mmol), in 50 mL of heptane:toluene (9:1) is heated at reflux for 24 hours. The solution is cooled slightly and 15 mL of 2-propanol added. The mixture is allowed to cool to 25° C. and filtered to give 1.86 g of (4R-cis)-1,1-dimethylethyl 6-[2[2-(4fluorophenyl)-5-(1-methylethyl)-3-phenyl-4-[(phenylamino)carbonyl]-1H-pyrrol-1-yl] ethyl]-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4-acetate as a yellow solid.

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