5-Thiazolecarboxylic acid, 2-methyl- → 2-{2-[3-(5-Fluoro-pyridin-2-yl)-5-methyl-isoxazol-4-yl]-2-hydroxy-ethyl}-thiazole-5-carboxylic acid

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To a stirred solution of 2-methyl-thiazole-5-carboxylic acid (1.15 g, 8.05 mmol) in THF (67 mL) at −70° C. and under argon was added BuLi (1.6M in hexanes, 10.06 mL, 16.1 mmol) dropwise. After 2 h a solution of 3-(5-fluoro-pyridin-2-yl)-5-methyl-isoxazole-4-carbaldehyde (1.66 g, 8.05 mmol) in THF (24 mL) was added dropwise. After 3 h the reaction mixture was quenched with citric acid solution (5%, 50 mL) then warmed to room temperature and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined extracts were washed with brine, water, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. Purification by trituration (ethyl acetate) afforded the title compound (1.85 g, 66%) as a light yellow solid. MS: m/e=348.2 [M−H]−.

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