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HRID 1072227Generated: October 27, 2026

Trimethyl orthoacetate → 5-Bromo-2-methyl-1,3-benzoxazole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTrimethyl orthoacetateHCID 15050—
Reactant2-Amino-4-BromophenolHCID 351840—
Product5-Bromo-2-methyl-1,3-benzoxazoleHCID 10104599—

Reaction Steps

A solution of 2-amino-4-bromophenol (1 g, 5.32 mmol) in trimethyl orthoacetate (20 mL) was refluxed for 1.5 hours. The reaction was then cooled and the solvent removed under reduced pressure to give 1.1 g of title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06908935B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2005_06
ORD IDord-900f703f86434b4394847e71afa5172c
Source noteuspto-grants-2005_06