Toluene → HCID 10064622, compound

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A 12.5% solution of phosgene in toluene (2.4 mL, 2.7 mmol) is added dropwise to a -78° C. of [3,5-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-hydroxyphenoxy]-acetic acid hydrazide (0.40 g, 1.36 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (25 mL). The reaction mixture is stirred for 30 minutes, diluted with ethyl acetate, and washed three times with water and once with brine. Drying the organic phase over magnesium sulfate and evaporation gives a pale yellow oil which is crystallized from ethyl acetate/hexane yielding 0.34 g (79%) of 5-[3,5-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-hydroxyphenoxy]methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-one; mp 138.0°-140.0° C.

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