Ethanol → Ethyl 5-methylisoxazole-3-carboxylate

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A mixture of 0.16 mole ethyl 2,4-dioxovalerate and 0.08 mole hydroxylamine sulfate, 50 ml ethanol and 70 ml toluene was stirred at 40° C. for four hours. The mixture was cooled to 15°-20° C., 1.8 g of concentrated ammonium hydroxide added and stirring continued at room temperature for 60 hours. The mixture was poured into water/toluene, the aqueous layer extracted with toluene, the organic layers combined, washed with brine and dried (Na2SO4). Evaporation of solvent in vacuo gave a yellow liquid which was distilled to afford 14.68 g of product, b.p. 120°-124° C. at 30 torr which crystallized upon standing.

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