P-Toluic Acid → S-atenolol toluate

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S-atenolol (optical purity, 91% ee, 4.43 g) and p-toluic acid (2.28 g) are dissolved in acetone (300 ml) by heating, and the mixture is allowed to stand overnight at room temperature. The precipitated crystals are separated by filtration, and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure to give S-atenolol toluate having an optical purity of 98.8% ee (5.01 g).

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