Dimethyl Sulfoxide → Methyl 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-(2-methylimidazol-1-yl)-5-oxazolepropionate

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A mixture of methyl 2-chloro-4-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-oxazolepropionate (805.4 g), 2-methylimidazole (1101.7 g) and dimethyl sulfoxide (2416 mL) was stirred at 110° C. for 8 h and water was added to the obtained mixture. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate and the extract was washed with 5% brine. The solvent was evaporated and the residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate (1611 mL) with heating. n-Heptane (4832 mL) was added at 30° C. The precipitated crystals were collected by filtration and washed with ethyl acetate-n-heptane (1:3) to give the title compound (716.6 g, yield: 77.2%).

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