N-bromobutanimide → Methyl 2-(3-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-1,3-oxazole-4-carboxylate

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The same operation as in Example (96a) was performed using methyl 2-(3-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazole-4-carboxylate obtained in Example (102b) (1.72 g, 6.14 mmol), α,α-bisisobutyronitrile (50 mg, 0.3 mmol), N-bromosuccinimide (1.20 g, 6.75 mmol) and benzene (30 mL). Purification by silica gel column chromatography (elution solvent: chloroform/methanol=99/1, 98/2, 95/5) gave 1.46 g of the title compound as a light yellow solid (85%).

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