Solid-phase rhodium carbenoid reactions: an N-H insertion route to a diverse series of oxazoles.

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ol010075n

[reaction: see text] The solid-phase synthesis of a series of oxazoles is described. The key step in the construction of these molecules involves the rhodium-catalyzed decomposition of polymer-bound alpha-diazo-beta-ketoesters. These reactions are performed in the presence of primary amides and yield the corresponding N-H insertion products. Subsequent cyclodehydration of these alpha-(acylamino)-beta-ketoesters provides the corresponding resin-bound 2,5-disubstituted oxazoles, which are further elaborated during cleavage from the resin.