N-Iodosuccinimide → Methyl 4-iodo-5-isobutylisoxazole-3-carboxylate

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A mixture of methyl 5-isobutylisoxazole-3-carboxylate (0.923 g, 5.04 mmol) and N-iodosuccinimide (1.25 g, 5.54 mmol) in trifluoroacetic acid (25 mL) was stirred at room temperature overnight. By HPLC, the reaction was complete. The trifluoroacetic acid was removed under reduced pressure, and the residue was diluted with dichloromethane (100 mL), washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate (2×25 mL), washed with a 2.5% aqueous solution of sodium bisulfate (25 mL), and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Concentration under reduced pressure followed by purification by flash silica gel chromatography using a 5% mixture of ethyl acetate in hexane afforded methyl 4-iodo-5-isobutylisoxazole-3-carboxylate (1.21 g, 3.91 mmol, 78% yield) as a pale yellow oil. The product had an HPLC ret. time=2.40 min.−Column: CHROMOLITH® SpeedROD 4.6×50 mm (4 min.); Solvent A=10% MeOH, 90% H2O, 0.1% TFA; Solvent B=90% MeOH, 10% H2O, 0.1% TFA. LC/MS M+1=310.1.

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