(+-)-2-Butanol → Sec.-butyl 3-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl-acetate

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Using the procedure of Example 17, 12 g of phosphorous oxychloride were slowly added to a mixture of 12 g of 3-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl-acetic acid and 8.9 g of dry sec.-butanol and the rate of addition was adjusted to a reaction temperature of 65°±5° C. The resulting reaction mixture was stirred for 90 minutes at 65° C., and then treated as in Example 17. The product was distilled at 68° C. and 1.5 mm Hg to obtain 6.1 g (35% yield) of sec.-butyl 3-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl-acetate. The purity of the final product was about 95% (according to TLC and PMR spectrum) and it had a refractive index nD25 =1.438.

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