Hippuric Acid → 15646-46-5

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To a mixture of 2-benzamidoacetic acid (2.5 g, 13.8 mmol), DMAP (0.017 g, 0.138 mmol) and triethoxymethane (2.3 ml, 13.8 mmol), was added acetic anhydride (2.6 ml, 27.6 mmol). The mixture was heated to 140° C. for 30 min. The solvent was removed in vacuo and purification by silica gel chromatography (0-30% ethyl acetate in hexanes) gave 1.4 g (47%) of (Z)-4-(ethoxymethylene)-2-phenyloxazol-5(4H)-one as an orange solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) 8.09-8.04 (m, 2H), 7.56-7.51 (m, 1H), 7.50-7.43 (m, 2H), 7.35 (s, 1H), 4.43 (q, 2H), 1.49 (t, 3H).

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