Sodium Hydroxide → HCID 22262202, compound

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To a solution of (4RS,5SR)-5-phenyl-4-((4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)methyl)-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one (6.0 g, 18.7 mmol) in ethanol (100 ml) was added 8N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (11.7 ml, 93 mmol) and the mixture was heated under reflux for 4 hrs. The reaction solution was concentrated, diluted with water (300 ml) and extracted with ethyl acetate (300 ml×2). The extract was washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was recrystallized from diisopropyl ether-hexane to give (1RS,2SR)-2-amino-1-phenyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1-propanol (4.8 g, 87%).

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