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

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A solution of ethyl 2-[4-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl]-1,3-oxazole-4-carboxylate (0.467 g, 1.89 mmol) in CH2Cl2 was treated with a solution of thionyl chloride (0.281 g, 2.36 mmol) and benzotriazole (0.281 g, 2.36 mmol) in CH2Cl2, and stirred 6 hours at room temperature. The reaction was diluted with CHCl3, filtered over Celite and concentrated under vacuum. The resultant residue was purified by flash chromatography (silica, MeOH:CH2Cl2 5%) to give the title product in 82% yield, identified by NMR and mass spectral analyses. LCMS (ESI+) 266 (MH+).

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