Hydrochloric Acid → 3-Fluoro-4-(5-methyl-2-phenyl-4-oxazolylmethoxy)nitrobenzene

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Sodium hydride (60% in oil, 2.2 g) was added portionwise, at 0° C., to a solution of 3,4-difluoronitrobenzene (8.8 g) and 5-methyl-2-phenyl-4-oxazolyl methanol (10.0 g) in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) (100 ml). The mixture was stirred for 3 hours at room temperature. The reaction mixture was poured into ice-water, which was acidified with 2N HCl. Then, resulting crystalline precipitate was collected by filtration, which was recrystallized from dichloromethane-methanol to give 3-fluoro-4-(5-methyl-2-phenyl-4-oxazolylmethoxy)nitrobenzene (14.0 g, 81%) as colorless prisms, m.p.155-156° C.

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