Sulfuric Acid → Pitavastatin lactone

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E-(6-{2-[2-cyclopropyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)quinolin-3-yl]vinyl}-[(4R,6S)-2,2-dimethyl-[1,3]dioxan-4-yl])-N-methoxy-N-methyl-acetamide (3.0 g), acetonitrile (50.0 mL), and sulfuric acid (0.3 mL) were added to a reactor. The reaction mixture was stirred at 50˜60° C. for 5 hours and then concentrated under reduced pressure. Ethyl acetate (50.0 mL) and water (50.0 mL) were added to the resulting residue. The separated organic layer was dried under reduced pressure to obtain E-6-{2-[2-cyclopropyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)quinolin-3-yl]vinyl}-(4R,6S)-4-hydroxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-one (1.2 g, yield 50%).

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