Ethyl Acetate → Diethyl [(2-ethyl-1,3-oxazol-4-yl)methyl]phosphonate

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A mixture of 4-chloromethyl-2-ethyl-1,3-oxazole (3.26 g), triethyl phosphite (8.19 g) was stirred at 160° C. for 16 hrs. Excess triethyl phosphite was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography and eluted with ethyl acetate-hexane (1:1, v/v), ethyl acetate, then ethyl acetate-ethanol (10:1, v/v) to give diethyl [(2-ethyl-1,3-oxazol-4-yl)methyl]phosphonate as a colorless oil (3.86 g, yield 70%).

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