Acetohydroxamic Acid → 3-Amino-6-methoxymethoxy-1,2-benzisoxazole

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To a stirred solution of acetohydroxamic acid (3.88 g) in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) (120 ml) was added potassium tertiarybutoxide (tBuOK) (5.80 g) under N2. After one hour of stirring 2-fluoro-4-(methoxymethoxy)-benzonitrile (6.0 g) was added. Stirring continued for 16 hours. TLC (silica gel) in 10% acetone/CHCl3 showed the presence of starting material. An additional 1 equivalent of acetohydroxamic acid and tBuOk were added in DMF (120 ml). After one hour the reaction was diluted with EtOAc (2 l), filtered, washed filtrate with brine (4×11), dried (MgSO4), and concentrated in vacuo. Flash column chromatography (silica gel) was performed eluting with 2.5% acetone/CH2Cl2 solution affording 8.1 g of the product, m.p. 88-89° C.

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