HCID 10977715, compound → HCID 11085622, compound

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Reaction Steps

BH3-THF complex (49 mL of a 1.0 M solution in THF) was added dropwise via addition funnel over 50 min to a solution of (5-methyl-2-phenethyl-oxazol-4-yl)-acetic acid (5.05 g, 20.6 mmol) in THF (35 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 3 h, and then quenched with MeOH (12 mL). After heating at 50° c for 2 h, the reaction mixture was cooled to ambient temperature, and then partitioned between CH2Cl2 and 1N NaOH. The organic phase was washed with brine (1×50 mL), dried over MgSO4 and concentrated to obtain a residue which was purified by column chromatography (500 mL SiO2, 35% EtOAc/hexanes) to provide 3.99 g (84%) of the desired product as a clear, colorless oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.33-7.20 (m, 5H), 3.84 (q, J=5.6 Hz, 2H), 3.06-2.67 (m, 4H), 2.62 (t, J=5.6 Hz, 2H), 2.22 (s, 3H); MS (EI+) 232.19 (M+H); 254.15 (M+H+Na).

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