Efficient Cyclodesulfurization of N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-N′-Arylthioureas to Δ2-Oxazolines Using Superoxide Radical Anion

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-1997-1030

Δ²-Oxazolines have been synthesized in good yields by the cyclodesulfurization of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N′-phenylthioureas with superoxide radical anion (O₂^-?) at room temperature in anhydrous acetonitrile.