Ethyl Acetate → 5-Isoxazoleacetic acid, 3,4-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-, methyl ester

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In 50 g of benzene was dissolved 3.05 g of methyl 5-hydroxyimino-4,5-bis(4-methoxyphenyl-3-pentenoate obtained in Example 3. Thereto was added gradually 3.91 g of N-bromosuccinimide at room temperature and the mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 2 hours. After completion of the reaction, ethyl acetate was added to the reaction mixture for dilution, and the organic layer was washed with an aqueous solution of potassium carbonate and then with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The organic layer was concentrated at a reduced pressure, and the residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography (eluants: ethyl acetate-n-hexane) and crystallized from ether, giving the above-identified compound.

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