2-Aminophenol → HCID 20060589, compound

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A mixture of 55 parts of ethyl 3-isothiocyanato-1-pyrrolidinecarboxylate, 23.6 parts of 2-aminophenol and 320 parts of acetonitrile was stirred and refluxed for 4 hours. Then there were added 93 parts of mercury(II) oxide and 0.5 parts of sulfur while stirring vigorously. The reaction mixture was stirred and refluxed overnight. After cooling, the mixture was filtered over diatomaceous earth and the filtrate was evaporated. The residue was purified by column chromatography over silica gel using a mixture of trichloromethane and methanol (99:1 by volume) as eluent. The pure fractions were collected and the eluent was evaporated, yielding 38 parts (64%) of ethyl 3-[(2-benzoxazolyl)amino]-1-pyrrolidinecarboxylate as a residue (38).

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