Tetrabutylammonium Fluoride → HCID 57475885, compound

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A solution of methyl 2-(chloromethyl)oxazole-4-carboxylate (CAS208465-72-9) (150 mg, 0.85 mmol) in acetonitrile (4.27 ml) was treated with tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride (2.56 ml, 2.56 mmol). The blue solution turned to orange and was left under stirring at room temperature overnight. For the workup, the reaction mixture was poured in water and extracted two times with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over sodium sulphate, and concentrated at reduced pressure. The crude material was purified by chromatography on a flash NH2 column using a gradient of heptane/ethyl acetate=100/0 to 50/50 as the eluent. The 2-fluoromethyl-oxazole-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester was obtained as a white solid (64 mg, 47% of theory). MS (ISP): m/z=160.1 [M+H]+. b) 2-Fluoromethyl-oxazole-4-carboxylic acid

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