An I2-promoted sp3 C-H functionalization has been developed for the synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted oxazoles from easily available methyl ketones and benzylamines without any metal and peroxide catalyst. This domino oxidative cyclization process involves the cleavage of C-H bond and the formation of C-N, C-O bonds.
TBHP/I2-mediated domino oxidative cyclization for one-pot synthesis of polysubstituted oxazoles
A facile type of one-pot, transition-metal-free domino process was developed for the synthesis of oxazoles. Thus, a variety of polysubstituted oxazoles were easily synthesized via t-BuOOH/I2-mediated domino oxidative cyclization from readily available starting materials under mild conditions.