Ethyl 2-(triphenylphosphoranylidene)propionate → HCID 69057069, compound

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4-Isopropyl-2-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-4H-oxazol-5-one (1.0 g, 3.69 mmol) and (carbethoxyethylidine)triphenyl-phosphorane (2.67 g, 7.37 mmol) are stirred in toluene (20 mL) at reflux 3 hr. The mixture is concentrated in vacuo and the residue is purified over silica eluting with 9:1 hexanes:ethyl acetate affording 2-[4-Isopropyl-2-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-oxazol-5-yl]-propionic acid ethyl ester as a pale orange oil, 1.11 g, 85%. MS (M++1) 356.

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