Tosylmethyl isocyanide → N-Methyl-5-oxazol-5-yl-N-propyl-isophthalamic acid

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Heat a solution of 5-formyl-N-methyl-N-propyl-isophthalamic acid ethyl ester (300 mg, 1.08 mmol), tosylmethyl isocyanide (254 mg, 1.3 mmol), and sodium methoxide (193 mg, 3.57 mmol) in methanol (3.1 mL) at 40° C. for 1 h. Add water to the hot solution and extract with dichloromethane and ethyl acetate. Acidify the aqueous with 5 N HCl, extract with dichloromethane, dry (magnesium sulfate), concentrate and purify (silica gel chromatography, eluting with 0:100 to 4:96 methanol:dichloromethane) to give the title compound (203 mg, 65%).

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