Phosgene → 5-(9H-fluoren-9-ylmethoxy)-3H-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-one

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A suspension of N-[(9H-fluoren-9-ylmethoxy)carbonyl]hydrazine (141) (1.49 g, 5.78 mmol), CH2Cl2 (60 ml) and saturated NaHCO3 solution (60 ml) was stirred vigorously at 0° C. for 5 minutes, and the solution was then left for 5 minutes without stirring. Phosgene (1.89 M in toluene, 7.95 ml, 15.0 mmol) was then carefully added to the lower, organic phase using a syringe, and stirring of the reaction mixture was begun again immediately after the addition. After 10 minutes, water (20 ml) and CH2Cl2 (20 ml) were added to the reaction mixture. The phases were then separated rapidly, the aqueous phase was extracted with CH2Cl2 (50 ml), and the combined organic phases were dried over Na2SO4. Removal of the solvent under reduced pressure and drying gave a colourless solid (1.35 g, 4.82 mmol, 83%).

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