Ethyl Acetate → 2-[2-[(3-Hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-cyclohexyl]-4,5-diphenyloxazole

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1.0 M Solution of boron tribromide in dichloromethane (1.25 ml) was added dropwise to a stirred solution of 2-[2-[(3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]cyclohexyl]-4,5-diphenyloxazole (370 mg) in dichloromethane (2.0 ml) under ice cooling. The resulting mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 2 hours and at room temperature for 22 hours, and then a mixture of ethyl acetate and sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution was added thereto. The organic layer was washed with sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution and brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated in vacuo. The oily residue was chromatographed over silica gel using n-hexane--ethyl acetate as an eluent to afford 2-[2-[(3-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-cyclohexyl]-4,5-diphenyloxazole (303 mg) as a syrup.

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