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1Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa.
Abstract:
The title compound, C(20)H(16)NO(3)P, was synthesized by the addition of diphenyl-phosphine chloride to a tetra-hydro-furan solution of Et(3)N and 2-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-4-ol at 233 K. In the mol-ecule, the almost planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.010 Å) benzoxazole moiety is attached to the slightly distorted tetra-hedral P atom [C-P-C-C torsion angle = 132.20 (18)°]. The crystal structure does not exhibit any significant inter-molecular inter-actions.
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