5-Hydroxy-4,4-dimethyl-3-oxopentanenitrile → 2-(3-Amino-1,2-oxazol-5-yl)-2-methylpropan-1-ol

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Prepared from 5-hydroxy-4,4-dimethyl-3-oxopentanenitrile (1 g, 7.90 mmol) according to the method described for 5-(1-methoxy-2-methylpropan-2-yl)isoxazol-3-amine. Purification via recrystallisation from diethyl ether afforded 2-(3-aminoisoxazol-5-yl)-2-methylpropan-1-ol as a colorless solid (600 mg, 49%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 5.64 (s, 1H), 3.65 (s, 2H), 2.30 (brs, 2H), 1.31 (s, 6H).

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