N-bromobutanimide → Methyl 2-(3-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-5-methyl-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)-5-methyl-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazole-4-carboxylate obtained in Example (105b) (3.6 g, 12.2 mmol), α,α-bisisobutyronitrile (99 mg, 0.6 mmol), N-bromosuccinimide (2.40 g, 13.5 mmol) and benzene (50 mL). Purification by silica gel column chromatography (elution solvent: chloroform/methanol=99/1, 98/2, 96/4, 94/6) gave 1.84 g of the title compound as a light yellow solid (51%).

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