Sodium borohydride → Carbamic acid 3-[4-(2-hydroxy-ethoxy)-phenyl]-isoxazol-5-ylmethyl ester

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5 equivalents of NaBH4 was added to 200 mg of the compound [4-(5-carbamoyloxymethyl-isoxazol-3-yl)-phenoxy]-acetic acid ethyl ester in Example 47 while stirring in the presence of a 10 ml THF/5 ml water solvent. After stirring for 12 hours, the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure and 20 ml of 1-N HCl solution was added to the reactants, followed by extraction three times with 20 ml of ethyl acetate. The obtained organic layer was put under reduced pressure to obtain carbamic acid 3-[4-(2-hydroxy-ethoxy)-phenyl]-isoxazol-5-ylmethyl ester as a desired compound.

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