Potassium Carbonate → 4-Methoxy-2-{4-[2-(5-methyl-2-phenyl-oxazol-4-yl)-ethoxy]-benzyloxy}-benzoic acid methyl ester

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A mixture of methyl 4-methoxysalicylate (176 mg, 0.97 mmol), the title C compound, 4-[2-(4-bromomethyl-phenoxy)-ethyl]-5-methyl-2-phenyl-oxazole (300 mg, 0.81 mmol) and potassium carbonate (334 mg, 2.42 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) is stirred at RT overnight. The mixture is partitioned between EtOAc and water. The organic phase is washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated. The residue is chromatographed on silica gel using 15% EtOAc in hexane as the eluent to give 4-methoxy-2-{4-[2-(5-methyl-2-phenyl-oxazol-4-yl)-ethoxy]-benzyloxy}-benzoic acid methyl ester.

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