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An efficient preparation of 4-arylmethylisoxazol-5-ones by selective reduction of the 4-arylmethyleneisoxazol-5-ones

F Risitano, G Grassi, F Foti

Index: Risitano, Francesco; Grassi, Giovanni; Foti, Francesco Tetrahedron Letters, 1983 , vol. 24, # 52 p. 5893 - 5896

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Abstract

Abstract An efficient selective reduction of the exocyclic double bond of the 4- arylmethyleneisoxazol-5-ones with o-phenylenediamines and aldehydes is described. 4- arylmethylisoxazol-5-ones are produced in high yields together with comparable quantities of benzimidazoles.

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