Water → Atorvastatin calcium

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A mixture of (6-{2-[2-(4-Fluoro-phenyl)-5-isopropyl-3-phenyl-4-phenylcarbamoyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl]-ethyl}-2-phenyl-[1,3,2]dioxaborinan-4-yl)-acetic acid tert-butyl ester (50 g, 0.07 mol), water (2 L), THF (2 L) and calcium oxide (50 g, 0.9 mol) was stirred at 50-60° C. for 8 hours. After filtering the reaction mixture, the resulting clear filtrate was concentrated to about 1.5 L and washed with methyl tert-butyl ether (500 ml). The aqueous layer was evaporated and solid obtained was dissolved in THF (500 ml). The solution was filtered and concentrated to yield atorvastatin calcium.

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