Hydrogen Peroxide → (S)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(4-methylphenoxy)propionic acid

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To a suspension of (S)-4-benzyl-3-[(S)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(4-methylphenoxy)propionyl]oxazolidin-2-one (6.50 g) obtained from Reference example 20(d) in methanol (80 ml) was added dropwise a mixed solution of an aqueous solution of lithium hydroxide (1N, 37.7 ml) and an aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide (31%, 4.14 ml). The reaction solution was stirred for 1 hour at room temperature, then an aqueous solution (20 ml) of sodium hydrosulfite (6.56 g) was added thereto followed by stirring for 1 hour, and the resulting reaction solution was concentrated under reduced pressure. To the residue was added an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (1N), then the resulting alkaline solution was washed with dichloromethane and acidified by addition of hydrochloric acid. Ethyl acetate was added thereto, and the resulting solution was stirred and partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The separated ethyl acetate layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was crystallized by addition of isopropyl ether and hexane to yield (S)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(4-methylphenoxy)propionic acid (3.38 g) as a white powder.

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