Water → HCID 14836220, compound

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Reaction Steps

To 5.12 g of 60% NaH in 130 ml of THF and 30 ml of DMF was added 12.9 of 3-(2-hydroxyethyl)oxazolidin-2-one and the contents were refluxed for 2 hours. 17 g of 1-bromooctane was added and the reaction mixture was refluxed overnight. It was cooled, poured into water and extracted with ether. The combined organic extracts were dried, concentrated and the residue Was kugelrohr distilled (150°-155° C./0.5 mm) to give 16.87 g (79.6%) of an oil.

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