Sulfuric Acid → HCID 118140937, compound

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To a stirred solution of (2R,3S)-methyl 2,3-dihydroxy-4-phenylbutanoate (Preparation example 260, 2.0 g, 9.51 mmol) in 3-pentanone (5 mL, 47.55 mmol) was added a catalytic amount of H2SO4 (0.051 mL, 0.951 mmol) at room temperature. The mixture was stirred for 20 h. The resulting mixture was diluted with EtOAc, washed with water, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude compound was purified by a silica gel column to produce the title compound (1.2 g, 50˜75%)

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