Hydrochloric Acid → (1S)-[(2R)-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-2-oxiranyl]ethanol

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[(1S)-1-[(2R)-2-(2,4-Difluorophenyl)-2-oxiranyl]ethyl]benzoate (15.9 g) was dissolved in 800 ml of methanol, and 12.9 ml of 28% methanolic solution of sodium methylate was added thereto with ice cooling. The reaction solution was stirred for six hours at room temperature. To the reaction solution was added 63.2 ml of 1N hydrochloric acid and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (eluent: hexane/ethyl acetate=6/1 to 2/1) to give 9.7 g of (1S)-1-[(2R)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-2-oxiranyl]ethanol as a colorless oil.

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