(E)-(R)-2-((S)-1-Hydroxy-2-morpholin-4-yl-2-oxo-ethyl)-5-phenyl-pent-4-enoic acid methyl ester → (R)-2-((S)-1-Hydroxy-2-morpholin-4-yl-2-oxo-ethyl)-5-phenyl-pentanoic acid methyl ester

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A solution of (E)-(R)-2-((S)-1-Hydroxy-2-morpholin-4-yl-2-oxo-ethyl)-5-phenyl-pent-4-enoic acid methyl ester (1.55 g, 4.65 mmol) in methanol (15 ml) was hydrogenated at 50 psi over Pd/C for 4 hrs. The catalyst was removed by filtration through celite and the filtrate concentrated under reduced pressure to give (R)-2-((S)-1-Hydroxy-2-morpholin-4-yl-2-oxo-ethyl)-5-phenyl-pentanoic acid methyl ester as yellow solid (1.45 g).

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