Dimethyl Sulfoxide → Ethyl 2-{[1-(3-chlorophenyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]oxy}propanoate

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A 2.2 g portion of sodium was dissolved in 75 ml of methanol and the solution was added to 100 ml of dimethylsulfoxide. To that was added 19.2 g of 1-(3-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-1,2,4-1H-triazole, and the mixture was stirred on the steam bath for 4 hours. To it was then added 17.7 g of ethyl 2-bromopropionate, and heating was continued for 2 hours more. The mixture was then cooled and poured over ice-water, and the solid was collected, dried and recrystallized from ethanol and then from toluene to obtain 8.5 g of the desired product, m.p. 70°-72°.

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