Thermal Rearrangement of Azido Ketones into Oxazoles via Azirines: One??Pot, Metal??Free Heteroannulation to Functionalized 1, 3??Oxazoles

SR Shah, SS Navathe, AG Dikundwar…

Index: Shah, Shailesh R.; Navathe, Sudhanva S.; Dikundwar, Amol G.; Guru Row, Tayur N.; Vasella, Andrea T. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2013 , # 2 p. 264 - 267

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Abstract

Abstract α-Azidoacetophenones were converted into 2-aryl-1, 3-oxazole-4-carbaldehydes through rearrangement of the carbon framework upon exposure to DMF/POCl 3. The unprecedented rearrangement occurs via alkenyl azides and 2H-azirines. A mechanism for this unusual reaction was proposed and evidenced.