Sodium Hydroxide → cis-1-Benzyl-2-oxo-5-phenyl-1,2,3,5-tetrahydro-4,1-benzoxazepine-3-propionic acid

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In 20 ml of methanol was dissolved 0.5 g of ethyl ester of cis-1-benzyl-2-oxo-5-phenyl-1,2,3,5-tetrahydro-4,1-benzoxazepine-3-propionic acid obtained in Example 8. To the solution was added 7 ml of 1N sodium hydroxide, and the mixture was stirred for 30 minutes at room temperature. The reaction mixture was acidified with 100 ml of IN hydrochloric acid, which was subjected to extraction with 150 ml of ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with water and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Then the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure to leave 0.46 g of cis-1-benzyl-2-oxo-5-phenyl-1,2,3,5-tetrahydro-4,1-benzoxazepine-3-propionic acid as plates, m.p. 112°-114° C.

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