Sodium ethoxide → HCID 53722639, compound

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13.3 ml of a 0.58M ethanolic solution of sodium ethoxide were added to 1.62 g (2.57 mmol) of (S)-N-[2-t-butyl-5-(4-cyclohexyl-3-benzoyloxybutyl)phenyl]-2-(9H-xanthen-9-yl)acetamide (prepared as described in Example 101), and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 8 hours, after which it was heated under reflux for 2 hours. At the end of this time, the solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure, and the resulting residue was mixed with water and then extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with water and with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride, in that order. The organic phase was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography through 150 g of silica gel, using a 2:8 by volume mixture of acetonitrile and benzene as the eluent. The concentrated eluate was recrystallized from diisopropyl ether, to give 1.14 g (yield 85%) of the title compound, melting at 141°-142° C.

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