3,4-Diethoxybenzamide → Methyl 3-[2-(3,4-diethoxyphenyl)oxazol-4-yl]propionate

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A 40 g quantity of 3,4-diethoxybenzamide and 80 g of methyl 5-bromo-4-oxopentanoate (containing about 35% of methyl 3-bromo-4-oxopentanoate) were added to 400 ml of dimethylformamide, and the mixture was stirred at 130° C. for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and diluted with ethyl acetate. Ethyl acetate (500 ml) and saturated sodium bicarbonate solution (500 ml) were gradually added with stirring, and stirring was continued. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate:n-hexane=1:8 to 1:4) to give 18 g of white powdery methyl 3-[2-(3,4-diethoxyphenyl)oxazol-4-yl]propionate.

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