Sulfuric Acid → 5-[4-(5-Methyl-2-phenyl-4-oxazolylmethoxy)benzyl]-2,4-thiazolidinedione

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A mixture of 2-imino-5-[4-(5-methyl-2-phenyl-4-oxazolylmethoxy)benzyl]-4-thiazolidinone (11.4 g), 1N.H2SO4 (100 ml) and dioxane (100 ml) was stirred at 80° C. for 5 hours, and poured in water. The aqueous mixture was extracted with chloroform. The chloroform layer was washed with water, dried (MgSO4) and concentrated. The oily residue was chromatographed on a column of silica gel (200 g), and from the fractions eluted with chlorform-methanol (100:1, V/V), there was obtained 5-[4-(5-methyl-2-phenyl-4-oxazolylmethoxy)benzyl]-2,4-thiazolidinedione (6.7 g, 58.8%). Recrystallization from ethyl acetate-hexane afforded colorless plates. m.p. 162°-163° C. Elemental analysis for C21H18N2O4S, Calcd.: C, 63.95; H, 4.60; N, 7.10. Found: C, 63.84; H, 4.63; N, 6.90. This product showed the IR and NMR spectra in accordance with those of the compound obtained in Example 6.

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