Sodium Acetate → 2-(4-Tert-butoxycarbonylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl-2-methyl-6-nitro-2,3-dihydroimidazo[2,1-b]oxazole

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2-Chloro-4-nitro-1H-imidazole (3.19 g, 21.6 mmol) and tert-butyl 4-(2-methyloxiran-2-ylmethyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylate (5.53 g, 21.6 mmol) and sodium acetate (1.95 g, 23.8 mmol) were dissolved in 1-propanol (50 ml) followed by stirring under reflux for 48 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with methylene chloride. The solution was washed with water and a saturated saline solution, dried over sodium sulfate and then filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (methylene chloride/methanol=100/1) and treated with methylene chloride-diisopropyl ether to afford 2-(4-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl-2-methyl-6-nitro-2,3-dihydroimidazo[2,1-b]oxazole (1.85 g, yield 23%) as a white powder.

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