Hydrochloric Acid → [(4R,5R)-5-(4-methylsulfonylphenyl)-2-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazol-4-yl]methanol

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(4S-trans)-4,5-Dihydro-5-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-2-phenyl-4-oxazolecarboxylic acid ethyl ester (Compound IIIk) (about 5 g, 0.0134 moles) in methanol (about 50 mL) is reacted in a reaction vessel with potassium borohydride (about 1.1 g, 0.0201 moles) over about 6 hours while maintaining the temperature below about 60° C. The reaction is cooled to ambient room temperature and about 1N HCl (about 10 mL) and water (about 50 mL) are added. The resulting solids are filtered, washed with water, then dried to yield (4R,5R)-4,5-Dihydro-5-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-2-phenyl-4-oxazolemethanol (Compound II wherein R1 is methylsulfonyl, R2 is phenyl and R3 is ethyl).

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