HCID 22261246, compound → HCID 22261247, compound

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A solution of 2-(3-bromophenyl)-5-methyl-4-oxazoleacetic acid (39.1 g, 0.13 mol) in dry THF (175 mL) was treated dropwise with borane-THF complex (227 mL of a 1.0 M solution in THF, 1.3 mol) over 2 h (reaction temperature to 35° C.). After stirring 2 h at room temperature under N2, the reaction was quenched with slow addition of methanol (60 mL) and stirred overnight at room temperature. The reaction was diluted with 1 N NaOH (50 mL) and extracted with CH2Cl2 (2×200 mL). The organic layer was washed with H2O (3×100 mL), dried (MgSO4), and the solvent removed in vacuo to give 38.7 g of crude product that was recrystallized from toluene (200 mL, wash solid with cold hexanes) to give 26.9 g (72%) of 2-(3-bromophenyl)-5-methyl-4-oxazoleethanol as a white powder.

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