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A method of synthesizing 2-alkylbenzoxazoles, by reacting o-nitrophenol with aliphatic alcohols over a copper-alumina catalyst, has been devised. The IR spectra of the compounds prepared have been measured, and the results are interpreted.
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Kozlov, N.S., Kiselev, B.I. Catalytic synthesis of 2-alkylbenzoxazoles. Chem Heterocycl Compd 2, 248–249 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00742357
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