Perchloric Acid → Methyl phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole

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60% Perchloric acid (12 ml) was added to a stirred suspension of 1-acetyl-2-benzoyl hydrazine (31 g, 0.174 mole) in acetic anhydride (150 ml) over 45 minutes at 5°±5° C. The solution was brought to ambient temperature over 1 hour, then filtered. The precipitate was dissolved in water (200 ml), solid sodium carbonate added to pH 9 and the product extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with water, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated to an oil. Chromatography gave 2-methyl-5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole as a gum (9 g, 30%). This was reacted with ethanolamine following the procedure of Preparation (a) above to give the title compound as an oil (5 g).

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