Oxalyl chloride → 2-(4-Benzyloxy-2-methoxyphenyl)acetyl chloride

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Using a similar procedure to that described in the portion of Example 17 that is concerned with the preparation of starting materials, 2-(4-benzyloxy-2-methoxyphenyl)acetic acid (0.1 g) was reacted with oxalyl chloride (0.093 ml) and DMF (3 drops) in methylene chloride (5 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 1 hour. The mixture was evaporated to give 2-(4-benzyloxy-2-methoxyphenyl)acetyl chloride. A mixture of the material so obtained, 3-amino-4,5-dimethylisoxazole (0.062 g), diisopropylethylamine (0.065 ml), 4-dimethylaminopyridine (0.005 g) and methylene chloride (5 ml) was stirred at ambient temperature for 14 hours. The resultant mixture was evaporated and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica using increasingly polar mixtures of methylene chloride and ethyl acetate as eluent. There was thus obtained N-(4,5-dimethylisoxazol-3-yl)-2-(4-benzyloxy-2-methoxyphenyl)acetamide; 1H NMR: (DMSOd6) 1.77 (s, 3H), 2.28 (s, 3H), 3.55 (s, 2H), 3.74 (s, 3H), 5.09 (s, 2H), 6.54 (m, 1H), 6.63 (d, 1H), 7.09 (d, 1H), 7.33 (m, 1H), 7.39 (m, 2H), 7.45 (m, 2H), 10.15 (br s, 1H); Mass Spectrum: M+H+ 367.

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