2,6-Dimethoxybenzoyl chloride → Isoxaben

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To a stirred solution of 3.36 Kg of 5-amino-3-(1-ethyl-1-methylpropyl)isoxazole in 65 liters of toluene was added portion-wise over thirty minutes 4.0015 Kg of 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl chloride. The reaction mixture was heated to reflux and stirred for forty-eight hours. It was then cooled to room temperature and concentrated to a volume of about 25 liters by evaporation of the solvent under reduced pressure. The product precipitated and was collected by filtration, washed with fresh toluene, and air dried to provide 6.084 Kg of N-[3-(1-ethyl-1-methylpropyl]-5-isoxazolyl]-2,6-dimethoxybenzamide. M.P. 172°-174° C. Yield 91%.

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