2,2,3,3,3-Pentafluoropropanol → 2-[3-(2,2,3,3,3-Pentafluoropropoxy)pyridin-4-yl]-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzoxazole

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A mixture of 0.28 g of 2-(3-fluoropyridin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzoxazole, 0.27 g of potassium carbonate and 3 ml of 2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropanol was heated to reflux while stirring for 5.5 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, and then water was added to the reaction mixture, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate twice. The combined organic layers were washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography to give 0.33 g of 2-[3-(2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropoxy)pyridin-4-yl]-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzoxazole (hereinafter, referred to as “active compound 75”).

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