Water → Isoxazole, 4,5-dihydro-5,5-dimethyl-3-[(phenylmethyl)thio]-

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To a solution of 2.8 g (22.5 mmoles) of benzylmercaptan dissolved in 50 ml of dimethylformamide were added, in a nitrogen current, 3.2 g (23.2 mmoles) of anhydrous potassium carbonate and 3.0 g (22.5 mmoles) of 3-chloro-5,5-dimethyl-2-isoxazoline. The mixture was stirred at 100° C. for 2 hours to give rise to a reaction. After the completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was poured into water, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate. The resulting organic layer was washed with water and an aqueous sodium chloride solution in this order and then dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The resulting solution was subjected to vacuum distillation to remove the solvent contained therein, and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to obtain 3.1 g (yield: 62.0%) of 3-benzylthio-5,5-dimethyl-2-isoxazoline as a yellow oily substance (refractive index nD20=1.5521).

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