Hydrochloric Acid → (E)-2-(3-{3-[5-methyl-2-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-oxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-phenyl}-pent-2-enyl)-[1,2,4]oxadiazolidine-3,5-dione

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N-(Chlorocarbonyl)isocyanate (0.37 ml, 4.63 mmol) was added dropwise to a cold (-5° C.) mixture of (E)-N-(3-{3-[5-methyl-2-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-oxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-phenyl}-pent-2-enyl)-hydroxylamine (2.0 g, 4.63 mmol) in THF (20 ml). The mixture was stirred for 30 minutes, then poured into HCl (1N) and extracted with EtOAc. The organic extracts were dried over MgSO4. Evaporation and purification by flash chromatography on acid washed (5% H3PO4 /MeOH) silica gel (hexane/EtOAc 3/1) gave a white solid (1.48 g, 64% yield, mp 66°-67° C.).

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