Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4,5-dimethyloxazole N-oxide hydrochloride

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A mixture of 68.07 g of anisaldehyde, 50.5 g of 2,3-butanedione mono-oxime and 150 ml of acetic acid was saturated with hydrogen chloride gas and the mixture was allowed to stand at room temperature for 3 hours. The solid product was collected and recrystallized from methanol to give 2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4,5-dimethyloxazole N-oxide hydrochloride, m.p. 194°-196° C. The latter was converted to the free base for use in the next reaction by treatment with sodium bicarbonate solution.

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