Sodium hydride → (S)-methyl 2-(4-benzyl-2-ethylpiperazine-1-yl)benzoxazole-4-carboxylate

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To a solution of (S)-1-benzyl-3-ethylpiperazine (650 mg, 3.22 mmol) in DME (10 mL) at room temperature, was added NaH (60% suspension in mineral oil, 144 mg, 3.50 mmol) and the mixture was stirred for 45 min. Methyl 2-chlorobenzoxazole-4-carboxylate (510 mg, 2.42 mmol) was added to the reaction mixture and the reaction was stirred at room temperature for 17 h. The reaction mixture was quenched with CH3OH (10 mL), silica gel (15 mL) was added, and solvent removed under reduced pressure. The mixture was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, 0 to 80% EtOAc in hexanes) to afford (S)-methyl 2-(4-benzyl-2-ethylpiperazine-1-yl)benzoxazole-4-carboxylate (0.87 g, 71%) as an oily solid. 1H NMR and MS consistent.

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