4-(Trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid → HCID 59509432, compound

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A mixture of 4-trifluoromethylbenzoic acid (6 g, 0.032 mol), 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethyl-carbodiimide (6.05 g, 0.0315 mol) and 1-hydroxy-benzotriazole hydrate (4.82 g, 0.032 mol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (30 mL) is stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. N-Hydroxy-4-hydroxymethylbenzamidine (6.97 g, 90%, 0.038 mol) is added and the reaction mixture is heated at reflux for 3 hrs, then allowed to come to room temperature and solvent is removed under reduced pressure. An aqueous solution (100 mL) of sodium bicarbonate is added to the residue and the aqueous layer is extracted with ethyl acetate (2×100 mL). Combined organic layers are dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is purified by column chromatography (silica gel 230-400 mesh, n-hexane:ethyl acetate, 65:35) to give 4-[5-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl]phenylmethanol.

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