Potassium Carbonate → 5-(2R)-2-Oxiranyl-8-(phenylmethoxy)-2(1H)-quinolinone

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A suspension of (R)-8-benzyloxy-5-(2-chloro-1-hydroxyethyl)carbostyril (130 mg, 0.4 mMol) in acetone (10 ml) containing potassium carbonate (276 mg, 2 mMol) was stirred at 60° C. under an argon atmosphere for 18 hours. After cooling, the suspension was filtered and the filter pad was washed with acetone. The filtrates were combined and evaporated. Purification of the residue by chromatography on silica gel eluting with ethyl acetate gave the title compound as a pale yellow solid; m.p. 146°-150° C.; [α]D25 -30° (c=0.91, chloroform).

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