Triphenylphosphine → (2-(4-Fluorophenyl)oxazol-4-YL)methanamine

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A solution of 4-(azidomethyl)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)oxazole (0.5 g, 2.3 mmol) in THF—H2O (15 mL, 8:2 v/v) was cooled to 0° C. and triphenylphosphine (892 mg, 3.4 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm up to room temperature and then stirred for 4 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was diluted with 1.5N HCl. The aqueous layer was washed with CH2Cl2 and then the pH of the aqueous layer was adjusted to ˜8-9 using 10% NaOH solution. The organic product was extracted with CH2Cl2 and organic layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford (2-(4-fluorophenyl)oxazol-4-yl)methanamine (330 mg, yield 75%) as a pale yellow liquid, which was carried through without further purification. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.01-7.98 (m, 2H), 7.94 (s, 1H), 7.38-7.34 (m, 2H), 3.65 (d, J=1.1 Hz, 2H). MS (ESI) m/z: Calculated for C10H9FN2O: 192.07. found: 193.2 (M+H)+.

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