Isopropanol → 4-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)-2-oxazolone

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A mixture of 2-hydroxy-3′,4′-dichloroacetophenone (10.3 g), potassium cyanate (8.1 g) and 2-propanol (100 mL) was heated to 50° C., and acetic acid (6.0 g) was slowly added dropwise. The mixture was stirred at 50° C. for 2 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated and poured into iced water (200 mL). The precipitated solid was collected by filtration, washed with water and air-dried to give the title compound as crystals (6.0 g, 52%). Recrystallization from tetrahydrofuran-hexane gave pale-yellow prism crystals. melting point: 262-263° C.

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