Triphenylphosphine → 5,6-Dihydroimidazo[1,5-d][1,4]benzoxazepine

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To a stirred solution of 2-(1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)phenol (103.0 mg, 0.5 mmol) and PPh3 (157.0 mg, 0.6 mmol) in THF (4 mL) at 0° C., was added DEAD (0.22 mL, 40% solution in toluene, 0.75 mmol). The resulting yellow solution was allowed to warm to rt and stirred overnight. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the crude residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel to afford the desired product in 84% yield. 1H NMR: 4.35-4.45 (m, 4H), 6.94-7.05 (m, 2H), 7.11-7.19 (m, 1H), 7.43 (d, 1H, J=0.8 Hz), 7.49 (s, 1H), 7.67 (dd, 1H, J=1.6, 8.0 Hz).

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