Hydrogen Peroxide → (S)-4-[4-[4-(Hydroxydiphenylmethyl)-1-piperidinyl]-1-hydroxybutyl]-alpha, alpha-dimethylbenzeneacetic acid, ethyl ester

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Dissolve (-)-B-chlorodiisopinocamphenylborane (2.5 g, 7.8 mmol) in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (5 mL). Add a solution of 4-[4-[4-(hydroxydiphenylmethyl)-1-piperidinyl]-1-oxobutyl]-α,α-dimethylbenzeneacetic acid, ethyl ester (2 g, 3.54 mmol) in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (5 mL). Stir at room temperature for 3 days and cool to 0° C. Add water (1 mL) and 30% hydrogen peroxide (2 mL) and stir for 20 minutes. Add methylene chloride (30 mL) and wash with brine (30 mL), then aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate (30 mL), then brine (30 mL). Dry (MgSO4), evaporate the solvent in vacuo and purify by chromatography to give the title compound.

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