4-Methylmorpholine → N-methoxy-N-methylisoxazole-3-carboxamide

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A mixture of 3-isoxazolecarboxylic acid (4.2 g), 4-dimethylaminopyridine (5.1 g), N,O-dimethylhydroxylamine hydrochloride (4.0 g), N-methylmorpholine (4.2 g) and 1-(3-diethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (7.5 g) in dichloromethane (175 ml) were stirred at ambient temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was then washed with 2N hydrochloric acid (100 ml), saturated sodium bicarbonate (100 ml), brine, dried over magnesium sulphate and evaporated to give the product as a dark orange oil (3.7 g).

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