2-Methoxybenzoyl chloride → Methyl 5-[5-(2-methoxyphenyl)[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl]pentanoate

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Reaction Steps

Add 2-methoxybenzoyl chloride (5.20 g, 35 mmol) to a solution of methyl 5-(N-hydroxycarbamimidoyl)pentanoate (5.3 g, 34 mmol) in pyridine (50 mL) under nitrogen at 0° C. and then heat the mixture at reflux for 6 h. Remove the solvent under reduced pressure, dilute the residue with ethyl acetate and wash with 1 N HCl. Wash the combined organic extracts with brine, dry over sodium sulfate and remove the solvent under reduced pressure. Purify the residue by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/hexanes (1:4), to afford methyl 5-[5-(2-methoxyphenyl)[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl]pentanoate (3.4 g, 33% over two steps): 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 1.7-1.85 (m, 2H), 1.85-2.00 (m, 2H), 2.35 (t, 2H), 2.95 (t, 2H), 3.65 (s, 3H), 3.95 (s, 3H), 7.00 (m, 2H), 7.45 (t, 1H), 8.00 (d, 1H).

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