Ethyl orthoformate → 3-(4-Nitrophenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole

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Triethyl orthoformate (2.93 g, 19.8 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of N-hydroxy-4-nitro-benzamidine (1.2 g, 6.6 mmol) in THF (15 mL). The mixture was cooled to 0° C. and boron triflouride dimethyl ether (900 mg, 7.9 mmol) was added drop wise. The mixture was maintained at room temperature for three hours. The volatiles were evaporated and the residue was washed with ether and dried to afford 650 mg (55%) of 3-(4-nitro-phenyl)-[1,2,4]oxadiazole.

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