Sodium Hydroxide → HCID 22261955, compound

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To a solution of (4RS,5SR)-5-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-((4-fluorophenyl)methyl)-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one (11.87 g, 41.0 mmol) in ethanol (200 ml) was added 8N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (25.6 ml, 205 mmol) and the mixture was heated under reflux for 4 hrs. The reaction solution was concentrated, diluted with water (200 ml) and extracted with ethyl acetate (200 ml×2). The extract was washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was recrystallized from ethyl acetate-hexane to give (1RS,2SR)-2-amino-1,3-bis(4-fluorophenyl)-1-propanol (9.33 g, 86%).

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