Sodium Hydroxide → (2-Thiophen-2-yl-benzoxazol-6-yl)methanol

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Reaction Steps

6.1 g (23.53 mmol) methyl 2-thiophen-2-yl-benzoxazole-6-carboxylate are dissolved in 300 ml THF and cooled with dry ice/acetone, then 40 ml (40.00 mmol) of 1M lithium aluminium hydride dissolved in THF are slowly added dropwise. The mixture is stirred for 30 min at 0° C., then 4 ml of water dissolved in 20 ml THF are added dropwise, followed by 4 ml of 4N sodium hydroxide solution and another 4 ml of water. The resulting suspension is mixed with magnesium sulphate and filtered through kieselguhr, the filtrate is concentrated by rotary evaporation i. V. and the residue is purified on silica gel (eluant: cyclohexane/EA).

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