Formamide → 4-Phenyl-1,3-oxazole

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Bromoacetophenone (595 mg, 2.99 mmol) and formamide (1781 μl, 44.8 mmol) were combined and heated at 130° C. for 90 min. The reaction was cooled then dilute with ethyl acetate and water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. The concentrate was purified by chromatography on a Biotage 25M column using a 5-8% ethyl acetate in heptane gradiant to yield 4-phenyl-oxazole (170 mg, 1.17 mmol). TLC (5% ethyl acetate in heptane) of product: Rf=0.28.

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