2-Methyloxazolo[5,4-b]pyridine-5,6-dicarboxylic acid → 2-Methyloxazolo[5,4-b]pyridine-5,6-dicarboxylic anhydride
Reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1[O:3][C:4]2[C:9]([N:10]=1)=[CH:8][C:7]([C:11]([OH:13])=O)=[C:6]([C:14]([OH:16])=[O:15])[N:5]=2>C(OC(=O)C)(=O)C>[CH3:1][C:2]1[O:3][C:4]2[C:9]([N:10]=1)=[CH:8][C:7]1[C:11]([O:16][C:14](=[O:15])[C:6]=1[N:5]=2)=[O:13]Participants
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Reactant 1
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Conditions
- Temperature
- 70 °C
Procedure
A suspension of 2-methyloxazolo[5,4-b]pyridine-5,6-dicarboxylic acid (4.84 g, 0.0218 mol) in acetic anhydride (150 mL) is slowly heated to 70° C. at which point all the solids dissolve forming a yellow solution. The reaction mixture is heated at 70° C. overnight, cooled to room temperature, and concentrated in vacuo. Xylene is added to remove excess acetic anhydride by codistillation. 2-Methyloxazolo[5,4-b]pyridine-5,6-dicarboxylic anhydride is obtained as a pale yellow solid in 97% yield melting point 194°-196° C.
Workup
- dissolutiondissolve
- customforming a yellow solution
- temperatureThe reaction mixture is heated at 70° C. overnight
- temperaturecooled to room temperature
- concentrationconcentrated in vacuo
- additionXylene is added
- customto remove excess acetic anhydride by codistillation
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-7974c6c1ef1b4a53a83292e222c8f104
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-1993_10
- Patent number
- US05252538
Reaction notes
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