4,5-Dihydro-4,4-dimethyl-2-[4-(phenylmethoxy)phenyl]oxazole → 4-(4,4-Dimethyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-ylidene)cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-one

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To a solution of 2-(4-benzyloxy-phenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-4,5-dihydro-oxazole ax4 (4.0 g, 140 mmol, 1 eq) in ethanol (200 ml) is added 1.5 g of 10% Pd/C (1.42 mmol, 0.1 eq). The mixture is stirred for 48 h at room temperature, under 40 psi of a hydrogen atmosphere. The mixture is then filtered on celite and the solvent removed under vacuum. The residual solid is triturated in hexane to give 2.6 g of 4-(4,4-dimethyl-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazol-2-yl)phenol ax7.

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