Potassium Iodide → 6-Hydroxymethyl-4-(3-methoxypropyl)-2,2-dimethyl-4H-benzo[1,4]oxazin-3-one

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A suspension of 2.270 g of 6-hydroxymethyl-2,2-dimethyl-4H-benz[1,4]oxazin-3-one in 180 ml of acetonitrile is admixed with 2.410 ml of 1-chloro-3-methoxypropane, 9.844 g of potassium fluoride on alumina and 0.036 g of potassium Iodide. The reaction mixture is heated to reflux over 30 hours and filtered through Hyflo, and the filtrate is concentrated. The title compound is obtained as a beige solid from the residue by means of flash chromatography (SiO2 60F). Rf=0.20 (3:1 EtOAc-heptane); Rt=3.25.

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