Dimethylformamide → methyl 1-methyl-3-[4-(5-methyl-2-phenyl-4-oxazolylmethoxy)benzyloxy]-1H-pyrazol-4-ylacetate

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A mixture of methyl 3-hydroxy-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-ylacetate (245 mg), 4-(4-chloromethylphenoxymethyl)-5-methyl-2-phenyloxazole (452 mg), potassium carbonate (398 mg) and N,N-dimethylformamide (10 ml) was stirred at 60° C. for 6 hrs. The reaction mixture was poured into water and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with saturated brine, dried (MgSO4) and concentrated. The residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography, and methyl 1-methyl-3-[4-(5-methyl-2-phenyl-4-oxazolylmethoxy)benzyloxy]-1H-pyrazol-4-ylacetate (382 mg, yield 59%) was obtained as a colorless oil from a fraction eluted with ethyl acetate-hexane (2:1, volume ratio).

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