Chloroform → 3-bromo-4-[5-(trifluoromethyl)benzoxazole-2-yl]pyridine N-oxide

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To a mixture of 0.50 g of 2-(3-bromopyridin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzoxazole and 5 ml of chloroform, 0.58 g of 65% m-chloroperbenzoic acid was added. The reaction mixture was stirred while heating at 50° C. for 1.5 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, then diluted with ethyl acetate, and washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium hydrogencarbonate (twice) and a saturated sodium chloride solution, sequentially. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography to give 0.37 g of 3-bromo-4-[5-(trifluoromethyl)benzoxazole-2-yl]pyridine N-oxide (hereinafter, referred to as “active compound 28”).

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