Triphenylphosphine → 5-Bromo-2-(5-methyl-3-phenyl-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy)-pyridine

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To a solution of (5-methyl-3-phenyl-isoxazol-4-yl)-methanol (189 mg, 1.0 mmol) in THF (12 mL) was added 2-hydroxy-5-bromopyridine (191 mg, 1.1 mmol) and triphenylphosphine (393 mg, 1.5 mmol) at ambient temperature under an argon atmosphere. Then diethyl azodicarboxylate (233 μL, 1.5 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred for 3 h at room temperature. Concentration and purification by chromatography (SiO2, heptane:ethyl acetate=100:0 to 1:1) afforded the title compound (144 mg, 42%) as a colourless gum. MS: m/e=345.0/347.1 [M+H]+.

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