Sodium Hydroxide → (1RS,2SR)-2-amino-3-[3-(neopentyloxy)phenyl]-1-(3-chlorophenyl)-1-propanol

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To a solution of (4RS,5SR)-4-[3-(neopentyloxy)benzyl]-5-(3-chlorophenyl)-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one (4.0 g, 10.7 mmol) in ethanol (80 ml) was added 8N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (6.7 ml, 53.5 mmol), and the mixture was heated under reflux for 5 hrs. After completion of the reaction, the mixture was diluted with water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layers were combined, washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by recrystallization (hexane-ethyl acetate) to give (1RS,2SR)-2-amino-3-[3-(neopentyloxy)phenyl]-1-(3-chlorophenyl)-1-propanol (2.95 g, 79%) as colorless crystals.

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