Water → 3-[3-(2-chloro-4-nitroimidazol-1-yl)-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl]-5-(4-trifluoromethoxyphenyl)-3H-[1,3,4]oxadiazol-2-one

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To a suspension of 2-chloro-4-nitro-1H-imidazole (2.21 g, 14.98 mmol) and 3-(2-methyloxiran-2-ylmethyl)-5-(4-trifluoromethoxyphenyl)-3H-[1,3,4]oxadiazol-2-one (2.37 g, 7.49 mmol) in ethanol (25 ml), sodium hydrogencarbonate (1.32 g, 15.73 mmol) was added followed by stirring under reflux for 8 hours. To the reaction mixture, water was added, and the mixture was extracted with methylene chloride. The organic phase was dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 3-[3-(2-chloro-4-nitroimidazol-1-yl)-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl]-5-(4-trifluoromethoxyphenyl)-3H-[1,3,4]oxadiazol-2-one (3.27 g, yield 94%) as a light yellow amorphous form.

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