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HRID 931455Generated: October 25, 2026

Sodium Hydroxide → 4-[4-(Hydroxymethyl)-5-methyl-1,3-oxazol-2-yl]benzoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
ReactantMethyl 4-(4-(chloromethyl)-5-methyloxazol-2-yl)benzoateHCID 23076573—
Product4-[4-(Hydroxymethyl)-5-methyl-1,3-oxazol-2-yl]benzoic acidHCID 6827842572%

Reaction Steps

Reaction of chloride 2 (500 mg, 1.88 mmol) and aqueous NaOH (2 M, 10 mL, 20 mmol) gave acid 55 (313 mg, 72%) as a cream solid: mp (EtOAc/MeOH) 240-242° C.; 1H NMR δ □ 13.18 (br s, 1H, CO2H), 8.00-8.06 (m, 4H, H-2, H-3, H-5, H-6), 5.11 (br s, 1H, OH), 2.41 (s, 3H, CH3); MS m/z 234.5 (MH+, 100%); HRMS calcd for C12H12NO4: 234.0761. Found: 234.0760.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09296732B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_03
ORD IDord-7c7e2eadb1e94dbfb764c3b4d32d7c6c
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_03