Dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal → HCID 22221428, compound

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A mixture of methyl 4′-fluorobenzoylacetate (10.02 g) and N,N-dimethylformamide dimethylacetal (8.63 g) was refluxed for 1.5 hr. The reaction mixture was concentrated, and the residue was dissolved in ethanol (150 ml). To the obtained solution was added hydroxylamine hydrochloride (6.75 g) and the mixture was refluxed for 5 hr. The reaction mixture was concentrated, dilute hydrochloric acid was added to the residue, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with saturated brine, dried (MgSO4) and concentrated. The residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography, and methyl 5-(4-fluorophenyl)isoxazole-4-carboxylate (9.75 g, yield 91%) was obtained as colorless crystals from a fraction eluted with ethyl acetate-hexane (1:4, volume ratio). The crystals were recrystallized from ethyl acetate-hexane. melting point: 92–93° C.

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