Ethyl 2-methylbenzo[d]oxazole-7-carboxylate → (2-Methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-7-yl)methanol

HRID 1876433Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1876433 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1[O:3][C:4]2[C:10]([C:11](OCC)=[O:12])=[CH:9][CH:8]=[CH:7][C:5]=2[N:6]=1.[H-].[Al+3].[Li+].[H-].[H-].[H-]>O1CCCC1>[CH3:1][C:2]1[O:3][C:4]2[C:10]([CH2:11][OH:12])=[CH:9][CH:8]=[CH:7][C:5]=2[N:6]=1

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 12157468Ethyl 2-methylbenzo[d]oxazole-7-carboxylateHCID 21226445Aluminium lithium hydride

Product 1

HCID 58566559(2-Methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-7-yl)methanolYield 68%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent

Conditions

Temperature
0 °C

Procedure

To a solution of ethyl 2-methylbenzo[d]oxazole-7-carboxylate (743) (1.27 g, 6.19 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (61 mL) at 0° C. was added lithium aluminum hydride (7.43 mL, 7.43 mmol, 1M in tetrahydrofuran). The reaction was stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour and quenched with 0.6 mL of water, 0.6 mL of 15% NaOH and 1.8 mL of water. The reaction was warmed to room temperature and diluted with diethyl ether. Magnesium sulfate was added and the solution was filtered, washed with diethyl ether, and the solvent was removed in vacuo to provide (2-methylbenzo[d]oxazol-7-yl)methanol (744) (0.687 g, 68%).

Workup

  1. customquenched with 0.6 mL of water, 0.6 mL of 15% NaOH and 1.8 mL of water
  2. temperatureThe reaction was warmed to room temperature
  3. additiondiluted with diethyl ether
  4. additionMagnesium sulfate was added
  5. filtrationthe solution was filtered
  6. washwashed with diethyl ether
  7. customthe solvent was removed in vacuo

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-78c0e43157124013bee72027fe44daf5
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2012_11
Patent number
US08309600B2

Reaction notes

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