Ammonia → 5-Methyl-2-(3-pyridyl)-oxazole

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A mixture of 20 g (0.110 mol) of 73 and 100 ml of conc. sulphuric acid was heated to 120° C. for 4 h. After cooling the mixture was poured over ice followed by basification with ammonia. Extraction with 3×400 ml of dichloromethane, drying of the combined organic phases over magnesium sulphate, and removal of the solvent in vacuo gave crude 74 as a red oil, which was sufficiently pure. Yield: 17 g (0.100 mol, 97%).

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