Toluene → N-(1-Methylethyl)-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1,2-benzisoxazole-3-carboxamide

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A mixture of ethyl-1,2-benzisoxazole-3-carboxylate (10.0 g), 2-(1-methylethylamino)ethanol (16.1 g) and toluene (80 ml) was heated to 140° C. in a bomb for 4 hrs. The solution was diluted with ether (50 ml), washed with 5% sodium bicarbonate solution, water, brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel, eluting with 60% ethyl acetate in hexanes to give 10.6 g (81.4%) of product. Recrystallization from dichloromethane/hexanes afforded the analytical sample, mp 92°-94° C.

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