Formaldehyde → HCID 20064044, compound

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2,5-dimethylisooxazole (10.0 g) was dissolved in water (100 ml). To the solution were added concentrated sulfuric acid (35.3 g) and 40% aqueous formaldehyde solution (46.4 g) at 0° C., and the mixture was heated at 70° C. overnight. The mixture was neutralized with 1N sodium hydroxide solution at 0° C. and extracted with chloroform three times. The extract was dried with magnesium sulfate, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the resulting residue was distilled under reduced pressure to give 4-hydroxymethyl-2,5-dimethylisooxazole (2.54 g) as colorless liquid.

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