Hydrochloric Acid → 1-[3-(4-Bromophenyl)-5-methyl-4-isoxazolyl]ethanone

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Acetylacetone (1.25 mL, 12 mmol) was added to a sodium ethoxide solution 3.09 N (3.95 mL, 12 mmol) in EtOH (22 mL) at room temperature. The resulting yellow solution was cooled with a ice-bath and a cloudy solution of (E)- and/or (Z)-4-bromo-N-hydroxy-benzenecarboximidoyl chloride (2.35 g, 10 mmol) in EtOH (8 mL) was added dropwise within 10 min keeping the temperature below 5° C. The light yellow suspension was stirred at room temperature for 3 h and then acidified with 6 N HCl and then evaporated. The resulting mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate and the combined organic layers were then washed with water and brine, dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated. Purification by chromatography (SiO2, heptane:ethyl acetate:=100:0 to 7:3) afforded the title compound (2.35 g, 84%) as a light yellow oil. MS m/e: 280.1/282.1 [M+H]+.

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