AN EFFICIENT SYNTHESIS OF 4-TRIFLUOROMETHYLATED AND 4-PERFLUOROALKYLATED IMIDAZOLES FROM MESOIONIC 1,3-OXAZOLIUM-5-OLATES

Article abstract of DOI:10.3987/COM-95-7110

4-Trifluoromethyl- and 4-perfluoroalkylimidazoles (4) were conveniently synthesized from mesoionic 4-trifluoroacetyl- or 4-perfluoroacyl-1,3-oxazolium-5-olate (1) via 2-imidazolines (3), which were formed through the regioselective attack of ammonia on the C(2) position of 1.