Hydrochloric Acid → (4E)-4-[[3,5-dimethoxy-4-[(5-methyl-2-phenyl-1,3-oxazol-4-yl)methoxy]phenyl]methoxyimino]-4-phenylbutanoic acid

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A mixture of methyl E-4-[3,5-dimethoxy-4-(5-methyl-2-phenyl-4-oxazolylmethoxy)benzyloxyimino]-4-phenylbutyrate (970 mg), methanol (5 ml), tetrahydrofuran (10 ml) and 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide (5 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was poured into water, acidified with 2N hydrochloric acid, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with water, dried (MgSO4), and concentrated to give E-4-[3,5-dimethoxy-4-(5-methyl-2-phenyl-4-oxazolylmethoxy)benzyloxyimino]-4-phenylbutyric acid (880 mg, yield 93%) as crystals. Recrystallization from ethyl acetate-isopropyl ether gave colorless needles. m.p. 89-90° C.

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