Methyl iodide → HCID 50853152, compound

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To methyl 7-hydroxy-2-methyl-1,3-benzoxazole-5-carboxylate (400 mg, 2.07 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) was added ground potassium carbonate (570 mg, 4.14 mmol) and methyl iodide (0.142 mL, 2.28 mmol). The reaction was stirred overnight at room temperature. The reaction was diluted with ethyl acetate and washed with water. Organic phase was dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to yield 368 mg (73%) of methyl 7-methoxy-2-methyl-1,3-benzoxazole-5-carboxylate as an off white solid. LC/MS=222 (M+H).

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