1-Methyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carbaldehyde → Methyl (2-(1-methyl-2-pyrrolyl)-6-benzoxazolyl)acetate

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In ethanol (10 ml), 1-methylpyrrole-2-carbaldehyde (0.33 ml, 3.09 mmol) and methyl 4-amino-3-hydroxyphenylacetate (559 mg, 3.09 mmol) were stirred for 4 hours at room temperature. Iodobenzene diacetate (1.19 g, 3.70 mmol) was added to the reaction mixture. After stirring at room temperature for 30 minutes, the reaction mixture was distilled under reduced pressure to remove the solvent. The residue was purified by chromatography on a silica gel column, whereby from n-hexane-ethyl acetate (3:1, v/v) eluate fractions, methyl (2-(1-methyl-2-pyrrolyl)-6-benzoxazolyl)acetate (228 mg, 27%) was obtained as a yellow solid.

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