Methanesulfonic Acid → 2(4-Isoxazol-4-yl-phenoxy)-ethylamine

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[2-(4-Isoxazol-4-yl-phenoxy)-ethyl]-carbamic acid benzyl ester (1.00 g, 2.81 mmol) was dissolved in methylene chloride (14 ml) and methanesulfonic acid (2.73 ml, 42.2 mmol) was added. The resulting mixture was heated to about 35° C. for about two hours, and was then diluted with methylene chloride and water. The pH of the mixture was adjusted to about 12 with 5N sodium hydroxide, and the mixture was extracted with methylene chloride. The combined extracts were dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting crude product was purified by column chromatography (20% methanol/methylene chloride) to afford 202 mg (53% yield) of the desired amine. LRMS ([M+H]+)=205.3.

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