Chlorosulfonic acid → 4-(4-methyl-oxazol-5-yl)-benzenesulfonyl Chloride

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To a chilled solution (ice-bath) of 4-methyl-5-phenyl-oxazole (0.2 g, 1.3 mmol) in CHCl3 (1 ml) was added drop-wise chlorosulfonic acid (0.5 ml, 7.7 mmol). The dark-brown reaction mixture was stirred at 4° C. for 30 min and slowly warmed to reflux. After 2 h the reaction mixture was poured into ice-water and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×). The combined organic extracts were washed with water, brine, dried (MgSO4.2H2O), filtered and evaporated to yield a light-brown solid: 0.19 g, (56%), MS: m/e 257.1.

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