Hydrochloric Acid → 1-{4-[2-(5-Methyl-2-phenyl-oxazol-4-yl)-ethoxy]-phenyl}-ethanone

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Diethylazodicarboxylate (20.7 mL, 131.6 mmol) in THF (35 mL) was added dropwise in to a cold (0° C.) solution of 4-(2'-hydroxy-ethyl)-5-methyl-2-phenyloxazole (25.0 g, 123.0 mmol), triphenylphosphine (34.5 g, 131.6 mmol), and 3'-hydroxyacetophenone (18.0 g, 131.6 mmol) and THF (180 mL). The mixture was allowed to come to room temperature and stirred for 48 hours. Then, it was poured into H2O, acidified with HCl (2N) and extracted with EtOAc. The organic extracts were dried over MgSO4. Evaporation and purification by flash chromatography on silica gel (hexane/EtOAc 5/1) gave a white solid (30.5 g, 77% yield, m.p. 70°-71° C.).

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