A new synthetic route to 2-oxazolines. The electrochemical reduction of N-(2,2-dichloroethyl)amides as a key step

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(97)10730-4

A convenient new method for the synthesis of 2-oxazolines has been established involving the preparation of N-(2,2-dichloroethyl)amides followed by electrochemical reductive cyclizations. It has been applied successfully in preparing previously unknown 4-