Synthesis of Substituted Oxazoles by Visible-Light Photocatalysis
A simple and practical method for the synthesis of substituted oxazoles has been developed using readily available α-bromoketones and benzylamines by visible-light photocatalysis at room temperature. The process, which requires 1 mol % of [Ru(bpy)3]Cl2 photocatalyst with K3PO4 and CCl3Br, is effective for accessing a variety of valuable oxazole compounds. The synthetic utility of our protocol was also demonstrated by preparing a natural product, texaline.
Chatterjee, Tanmay,Cho, Ji Young,Cho, Eun Jin
p. 6995 - 7000
(2016/08/30)
Metal-Free sp3 C-H Functionalization: PABS/I2-Promoted Synthesis of Polysubstituted Oxazole Derivatives from Arylethanones and 2-Amino-2-alkyl/arylacetic Acid
A nonmetal-catalyzed process for the synthesis of polysubstituted oxazoles from inexpensive and readily available α-amino acids and methyl ketones is established. This reaction is proposed to achieve oxidative cleavage of C(sp3)-H bonds, followed by decarboxylation and annulation. The mild reaction conditions employed in both cases enable the tolerance of a wide range of functional groups as well as high reaction efficiency.
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.
Indium-mediated one-pot synthesis of benzoxazoles or oxazoles from 2-nitrophenols or 1-aryl-2-nitroethanones
One-pot reduction-triggered heterocyclizations from 2-nitrophenols to benzoxazoles and from 1-aryl-2-nitroethanones to oxazoles were investigated. In the presence of indium/AcOH in benzene at reflux, 2-nitrophenols and R-C(OMe)3 (R=H, Me, Ph) produced excellent yields of corresponding benzoxazoles within an hour. Similarly, 1-aryl-2-nitroethanones and Ph-C(OMe)3 in the presence of indium/AcOH in acetonitrile transformed into the corresponding oxazoles with good yields.
Lee, Jung June,Kim, Jihye,Jun, Young Moo,Lee, Byung Min,Kim, Byeong Hyo
experimental part
p. 8821 - 8831
(2009/12/26)
One-pot Friedel-Crafts/Robinson-Gabriel synthesis of oxazoles using oxazolone templates
We report herein a one-pot synthesis of 2,4,5-trisubstituted oxazoles via a Friedel-Crafts/Robinson-Gabriel synthesis using a general oxazolone template. Treatment of the oxazolone template with a range of aromatic nucleophiles provided the highly substituted oxazoles in good yields.