2-Chlorobenzoxazole → N2-(4-bromo-2-fluorophenyl)-1,3-benzoxazol-2-amine

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To a solution of 4-bromo-2-fluoroaniline (1.00 g, 5.26 mmol) in toluene (25 mL) was added 2-chlorobenzoxazole (0.66 mL, 5.79 mmol). The purple solution was heated at reflux for 30 min and then at 100° C. for 17 h. The resulting white suspension/purple solution was cooled to room temperature and the precipitate was filtered. The filter cake was washed with five 2-mL portions of heptane to afford N2-(4-bromo-2-fluorophenyl)-1,3-benzoxazol-2-amine (1.480 g, 92%) as a light purple powder. RP-HPLC (25 to 100% CH3CN in 0.1 N aqueous ammonium acetate over 10 min at 1 mL/min using a Hypersil HS C18, 250×4.6 mm column) tr=12.87 min, 97%; m/z 307 (MH+).

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