Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 19900656, compound

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Reaction Steps

A catalytic amount of p-toluenesulfonic acid (25 mg) is added to a stirred solution of 3-[[3,5-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-hydroxyphenyl]thio]propanoic acid hydrazide (0.50 g, 1.54 mmol) in triethyl orthoformate (10 mL). After 30 minutes, 10 mL of 1N hydrochloric acid is added and stirring is continued for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture is diluted with ethyl acetate and washed twice with a saturated solution of sodium bicarbonate, twice with water and once with brine. Drying the organic phase over magnesium sulfate and evaporation gives a crude product which is chromatographed on a column of silica with ethyl acetate/hexane (1/9 then 1/4) to afford 0.33 g (64%) of 2,6-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-[[2-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)ethyl]thio]phenol, mp 87.5°-89.0° C.

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