Oxygen → HCID 44591802, compound

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Reaction Steps

In a glove box (O2 content≦2 ppm), a 50-ml stainless steel autoclave was charged with 1.99 mg of [Ru(η5-2,4-DMP)((R)—(S)—PPF—PtBu2)(NCMe)]BF4 (0.0023 mmol, S/C 1,000) and 5 ml of dichloromethane. The resulting violet solution was stirred for 2 h at r.t. Then, 1.00 g of (Z)-2-methoxy-3-{4-[2-(5-methyl-2-phenyl-oxazol-4-yl)-ethoxy]-benzo[b]thiophen-7-yl}-acrylic acid (2.30 mmol), 2.5 ml of dichloromethane, 7.5 ml of THF and 0.06 ml of (S)-1-phenylethylamine (0.47 mmol) were added. The autoclave was sealed and the hydrogenation was run under stirring at 40° C. under 30 bar of hydrogen. After 16 h the autoclave was opened and the yellowish solution was rotary evaporated to dryness (50° C./5 mbar) to afford (R)-2-methoxy-3-{4-[2-(5-methyl-2-phenyl-oxazol-4-yl)-ethoxy]-benzo[b]thiophen-7-yl}-propionic acid (Acid I) as a white solid with a chemical purity of 99.2% (>99.9% conversion) and an enantiomeric purity of 90%.

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