2-Oxazolines are a readily available class of heterocycles that are easily generated from aminoalcohols and carboxylic acids, or through alternative synthetic procedures starting from alkenes or epoxides as substrates.[1, 2] The oxazoline moiety is very resistant against a range of reagents, such as nucleophiles, bases, or radicals, and is, therefore, heavily used as protecting and/or directing group, or as a powerful source of chirality in asymmetric ...