Potassium Iodide → [Rac]-2-ethoxy-3-{2-methyl-4-[5-methyl-2-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-oxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-phenyl}-propionic acid ethyl ester

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In analogy to the procedure described in example 1 f], [rac]-2-ethoxy-3-(4-hydroxy-2-methyl-phenyl)-propionic acid ethyl ester (example 34 b]) was reacted with 4-chloromethyl-5-methyl-2-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-oxazole (prepared from 3-trifluoromethyl-benzaldehyde and diacetyl monoxyme followed by treatment with POCl3 in analogy to the procedures described in examples 5 a] and 2 b]) in the presence of cesium carbonate and potassium iodide to yield [rac]-2-ethoxy-3-{2-methyl-4-[5-methyl-2-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-oxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-phenyl}-propionic acid ethyl ester as colorless liquid.

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