161236-74-4Relevant articles and documents
Rearrangement of 2-(Arylmethoxy)methyl-2-oxazolines via Lithium Azaenolates: a Facile Synthetic Route to ortho-Methylmandelic Acid Derivatives
Kamata, Kazuyuki,Terashima, Masanao
, p. 2771 - 2772 (2007/10/02)
2-(Arylmethoxy)methyl-2-oxazolines, on treatment with LDA in THF at low temperature, rearrange to afford products which are hydrolysed to ortho-methylmandelic acids or α-(1-methyl-2-naphthyl)glycolic acid.