Water → 6-Fluoro-3-(3-methoxy-phenyl)-benzo[d]isoxazole

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Cool (2,4-difluoro-phenyl)-(3-methoxy-phenyl)-methanone oxime (52.66 g, 217 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (500 mL) to 0° C. Add 1.0 M solution of potassium tert-butoxide in tetrahydrofuran (260 mL, 0.26 mol) and stir at room temperature for 1.5 hours. Reflux reaction mixture for an additional 1.5 hours. Cool to room temperature overnight. Dilute reaction mixture with ethyl acetate and water and separate. Dry the organic layer and concentrate to give the title compound as an oil. Purify by column chromatography (dichloromethane) and triturate with pentane to give the title compound as a white solid (30.2 g, 62% Yield). NMR and M/S are consistent with the final, desired compound. mp=68-69° C.

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