Hydrochloric Acid → (1S)-[(2R)-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-2-oxiranyl]ethanol

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[(1S)-1-[(2R)-2-(2,4-Difluorophenyl)-2-oxiranyl]ethyl]benzoate (15.9 g) was dissolved in 800 ml of methanol. 28% Methanolic solution (12.9 ml) of sodium methylate was added with ice cooling and the reaction solution was stirred at room temperature for 6 hours. To the reaction solution was added 63.2 ml of 1N hydrochloric acid and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (eluate; hexane:ethyl acetate=6:1 to 2:1) to give 9.7 g of (1S)-1-[(2R)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)- 2-oxiranyl]ethanol as a colorless oil.

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