(4R)-4-methyl-4-[2-(1-ethylpyrrol-2-yl)ethenyl]-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one → (R)-4-(2-(1-Ethyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)ethyl)-4-methyloxazolidin-2-one

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To a suspension of 10% palladium-charcoal (50% wet with water) (500 mg) in ethanol (10 ml) was added a solution of (4R)-4-methyl-4-[2-(1-ethylpyrrol-2-yl)ethenyl]-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one (5.7 g, 25.9 mmol) obtained in Reference example 22 in ethanol (50 ml), and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature under a hydrogen atmosphere for 1 hour. After stirring, the palladium-charcoal in the reaction mixture was filtered off using celite, and the filtrate was evaporated in vacuo. The residue obtained was purified by chromatography on a silica gel column using a mixed solvent of hexane and ethyl acetate (3:7) as the eluent to afford the title compound (5.0 g, yield: 87%).

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