Hydrochloric Acid → (S)-4-(4-Aminobenzyl)-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one hydrochloride

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A suspension of the product from step (c) (0.79 g) and 10% palladium on carbon (0.26 g) in a mixture of ethanol (15 ml), water (11 ml), ethyl acetate (2.0 ml) and aqu. 2N HCl (2.3 ml) was stirred under 1 atmos. pressure of hydrogen until uptake ceased. The mixture was filtered through Hyflo and the filtrate evaporated in vacuo to give the desired product as a pale yellow foam (0.79 g).

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