Reaction of 4-ethoxycarbonyl-2-phenyl-4, 5-dihydrooxazol-5-one with organolead (IV) triacetates. A route to some α-arylglycine and α-vinylglycine derivatives

MJ Koen, JT Pinhey, CJ Sherry

Index: Koen, Mark J.; Morgan, Jacqueline; Pinhey, John T.; Sherry, Christopher J. Journal of the Chemical Society - Perkin Transactions 1, 1997 , # 4 p. 487 - 491

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Abstract

4-Ethoxycarbonyl-2-phenyl-4, 5-dihydrooxazol-5-one undergoes rapid arylation and vinylation with arylead triacetates and (E)-styryllead triacetates, respectively. The resulting moisture-sensitive 4-aryl-and 4-styryl-oxazolones undergo hydrolysis and decarboxylation under mild conditions to provide a short efficient route to derivatives of α-arylglycines and α- vinylglycines.