Potassium Carbonate → HCID 20553518, compound

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A mixture of 4-[N-methyl-N-(5-trifluoromethyl-2-benzoxazolyl)amino]phenol (1.8 g, 0.006 mole), ethyl 2-bromopropionate (1.2 g, 0.006 mole), ethyl 2-bromopropionate (1.2 g, 0.006 mole), anhydrous potassium carbonate (0.9 g, 0.006 mole) and methyl ethyl ketone (25 ml) was heated under reflux, with stirring, for a period of 7 hours and then allowed to stand at room temperature for a period of 48 hours. The solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure and the residue was triturated with a mixture of water and diethyl ether. The combined ethereal extracts (200 ml) were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and the ether evaporated to give a yellow oil. The oil was chromatographed over silica gel (eluant diethyl ether) to give the title compound as a yellow oil (0.8 g).

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