Methanol → 2-Acetylamino-4-(naphth-1-yl)oxazole

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To a cooled (ice/salt bath) mixture of 2-amino-4-(naphth-1-yl)oxazole (1)(0.5 g) and triethylamine (0.8 ml) in anhydrous dichloromethane (5 ml) was added dropwise acetyl chloride (0.2 ml) over a minute. The resulting mixture was warmed to room temperature and left overnight. Further acetyl chloride (0.1 ml) was added and the mixture left for a further hour. Dichloromethane (40 ml) and few drops of methanol were added. The mixture was washed twice with brine, dried with sodium sulphate, filtered and evaporated in vacuo. The title compound (9) (0.35 g; m.p. 188-190° C.) was obtained following silica gel column chromatography of the residue in 2% methanol in chloroform.

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