Acetic Acid → 5-(3-Bromo-5-morpholinomethyl-furan-2-yl)-3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-[1,2,4]-oxadiazole

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To a stirring solution of 5-(3-bromo-5-formyl-furan-2-yl)-3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-[1,2,4]-oxadiazole (60 mg, 0.170 mmol), sodium cyanoborohydride (10.5 mg, 0.167 mmol), acetic acid (10.0 μL, 0.173 mmol), and methanol (2.0 mL) under argon was added morpholine (50 μL, 0.57 mmol). The solution was stirred for 24 h and concentrated to dryness. The product was purified by column chromatography (2:1, hexane:ethyl acetate) to yield 12 mg (17%) of 5-(3-bromo-5-morpholinomethyl-furan-2-yl)-3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-[1,2,4]-oxadiazole as a white solid. 1H NMR (CDCl3): 8.12 (d, J=8.51 Hz, 2H), 7.49 (d, J=8.52 Hz, 2H), 6.60 (s, 1H), 3.74 (t, J=4.67 Hz, 4H), 3.67 (s, 2H), 2.56 (t, J=4.67 Hz, 4H); and to also yield 12 mg (20%) of 5-(3-bromo-5-hydroxymethyl-furan-2-yl)-3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-[1,2,4]-oxadiazole as a white solid. 1H NMR (CDCl3): 8.11 (dd, J=8.79, 2.20 Hz, 2H), 7.49 (dd, J=8.79, 2.20 Hz, 2H), 6.67 (s, 1H), 4.77 (d, J=6.32 Hz, 2H), 2.09 (t, J=6.46 Hz, 4H).

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