Methyl iodide → Ethyl 2-[methyl(methylsulfonyl)amino]-1,3-oxazole-4-carboxylate

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To a 25 ml round bottom flask under N2 was added (101.8mg, 0.4346 mmoles) ethyl 2-[(methylsulfonyl)amino]-1,3-oxazole-4-carboxylate, (180.2 mg, 1.3038 mmoles, 3.0 eq.) potassium carbonate, and (5 ml) acetonitrile. The mixture was then agitated at ambient temperature while (33.8 μl, 0.5429 mmoles, 1.25 eq.) iodomethane was added. The reaction was allowed to run at ambient temperature for 3 hours. An electrospray mass spec indicated mostly starting material. The N2 line was removed and an additional (40 μl, 0.6425 mmoles, 1.5 eq.) iodomethane were added. The reaction was left at ambient temperature overnight. The reaction was quenched with (5 ml) 1N HCl and was extracted with dichloromethane. The organic layer was washed with water and then evaporated to dryness. The resulting oil was purified by preparative HPLC, yielding (70 mg) of ethyl 2-[methyl(methylsulfonyl)amino]-1,3-oxazole-4-carboxylate.

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