2-[4-[(4-Methoxyphenyl)methyl]phenyl]oxazole → 4-[[4-(2-Oxazolyl)phenyl]methyl]phenol

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A solution of 2-[4-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]phenyl]oxazole (0.4 g, 1.5 mmol) in dichloromethane (15 mL) was stirred and cooled to −78° C. as a solution of borontribromide in dichloromethane (1 N, 15 mL, 15 mmol) was added over 5 minutes. The cooling bath was removed and the reaction was allowed to warm to ambient temperature over 3 days. The reaction was diluted with methanol and concentrated, repeat twice. Purification on silica gel using a gradient of ethyl acetate in dichloromethane and hexane gave 0.22 g of 4-[[4-(2-oxazolyl)phenyl]methyl]phenol, 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.19 (S, 1H), 8.17 (s, 1H), 7.88 (s, 2H), 7.35 (d, 2H), 7.02 (s, 2H), 6.66 (d, 2H), 3.84 (s, 2H).

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