Thionyl Chloride → Ethyl 2-[4-(chloromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-oxazole-4-carboxylate

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To a solution of methylene chloride at −10° C. and excess thionyl chloride was added portionwise ethyl 2-[4-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl]-1,3-oxazole-4-carboxylate (1 eq) and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 h. The solvent was removed and the residue was azeotroped with toluene, dissolved in methylene chloride, washed with aqueous sodium bicarbonate, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to give a yield of 96% of the product as white crystals; m.p. 115-117° C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3, δ): 8.28 (s, 1H), 8.12 (d, 2H, J=8.5 Hz), 7.50 (d, 2H, J=8.5 Hz), 4.62 (s, 2H), 4.43 (m, 2H, J=7.4 Hz), 1.41 (t, 3H, J=7.4 Hz).

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