Pyridine → 5-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazol-2-ol

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100 mmol of 2-amino-1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-ethanol is dissolved in 100 ml. of chloroform. After cooling to 0°, a solution of 100 mmol of phosgene in 100 ml. of chloroform is added dropwise so slowly that the internal temperature does not rise above 5°. After one hour of agitation at 5°-10°, 200 mmol of pyridine in 100 ml. of chloroform is added dropwise to the reaction mixture, and the latter is stirred for 3 hours. After washing the organic phase in semisaturated NaCl solution, the mixture is concentrated by evaporation and recrystallized from methanol, thus obtaining in a 75% yield 5-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-oxazolidinone, m.p. 114°-117°.

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