Methyl iodide → 2(3H)-benzoxazolone, 3-methyl-5-nitro-

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A solution of 5-nitro-3H-benzooxazol-2-one (26 g) in DMF (100 mL) was added to a suspension of NaH (60% in mineral oil, 10.71 g) in DMF (100 mL) over a period of 1 hour. Stirring was continued for 45 minutes at r.t. The mixture was cooled to 0° C. and methyl iodide dissolved in DMF (20 mL) was added dropwise over a period of 30 minutes. The mixture was stirred over night at r.t. The reaction mixture was poured into ice/water and extracted two times with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and the solvent was evaporated. CH2Cl2:methanol=4:1 (150 mL) was added to the resulting precipitate and the suspension was stirred for 1 hour at r.t. The solid was filtered off and dried in vacuo. The title compound was obtained as a orange solid (18.33 g, 62%). MS (EI)=194.0 [M+].

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