Sulfuric Acid → HCID 11378760, compound

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Reaction Steps

4-Methyl-oxazolidin-2-one (18.0 g, 178 mmol) in THF (100 ml) was added slowly via dropping funnel to a slurry of hexane-washed NaH (60% in mineral oil, 7.12 g, 178 mmol, 1.0 quiv.) in THF (400 ml) upon which H2-evolution was observed. Neat iodopentane (70.51 g, 356 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added rapidly and the mixture stirred for 1 h at room temperature, then heated to reflux for 60 h. After cooling to 5° C., 2N H2SO4 (180 ml) was slowly added. The mixture was extracted with MTBE and worked up as usual. Distillation over a Widmer-column at 115° C./0.08 mbar afforded the product as a slightly yellow liquid (20.54 g, 73%).

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