Boron Trichloride → HCID 9878436, compound

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A mixture of 3-(2-pyridyl)-5-(3-allyloxy-5-cyanophenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole (1.0 g, 3.4 mmol) and tetrabutylammonium iodide (1.4 g, 3.8 mmol) in dichloromethane (18 mL) at −78° C., under argon, was treated with a solution of 1M boron trichloride in dichloromethane (22 mL, 22 mmol). After 5 minutes at −78° C. the reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 1 hour. The reaction was then quenched with ice water and stirred for 30 minutes. The mixture was then washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate and extracted with dichloromethane. The combined organic layers were dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. Silica gel chromatography using a gradient of 10% ethyl acetate in hexanes to 80% ethyl acetate in hexanes afforded 460 mg (51%) of 3-(2-pyridyl)-5-(3-cyano-5-hydroxyphenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole: 1H NMR (CDCl3/MeOD): δ-8.81 (d, 1H), 8.23 (d, 1H), 8.01 (s, 1H), 7.95 (m, 1H), 7.92 (m, 1H), 7.54 (m, 1H), 7.35 (m, 2H).

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