N-bromobutanimide → Methyl 2-(4-fluorophenyl)oxazole-4-carboxylate

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Benzoyl peroxide (0.49 g, 2.0 mmol) was added to a solution of methyl 2-(4-fluorophenyl)-4,5-dihydrooxazole-4-carboxylate (9.0 g, 40.3 mmol) in dry benzene (180 mL) and the mixture was refluxed for 15 min. N-bromosuccinimide (8.6 g, 48.3 mmol) was then added and the reaction mixture was refluxed for 2 h. The reaction mixture was quenched with ice-cold water and the crude product was extracted with EtOAc. The combined extracts were washed with 10% aqueous NaHCO3 solution, H2O and brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by column chromatography (silica 60-120 mesh, eluant 10-15% EtOAc in petroleum ether) to get methyl 2-(4-fluorophenyl)oxazole-4-carboxylate (6 g, yield 67%) as a white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.29 (s, 1H), 8.14-8.10 (m, 2H), 7.19-7.15 (t, J=8.5 Hz, 2H), 3.96 (s, 3H). MS (ESI) m/z: Calculated for C11H8FNO3: 221.05. found: 221.8 (M+H)+.

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