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HRID 2291695Generated: October 31, 2026

Hydroxyurea → 3-(Trifluoromethyl)-1,2-oxazol-5-amine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydroxyureaHCID 3657—
Reactant4,4,4-Trifluoro-3-oxobutanenitrileHCID 13843540—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Product3-(Trifluoromethyl)-1,2-oxazol-5-amineHCID 1391399611%

Reaction Steps

Trifluoroacetoacetonitrile (5.12 g, 0.030 mole), hydroxyurea (2.51 g, 0.033 mole) and methanol were heated under reflux for 150 hours to give the title compound (0.50 g, 11.0%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04797492
Source datasetuspto-grants-1989_01
ORD IDord-8a15cfda7feb4ac39689a0103f82fb35
Source noteuspto-grants-1989_01