AN EFFICIENT PREPARATION OF 4-ARYLMETHYLISOXAZOL-5-ONES BY SELECTIVE REDUCTION OF THE 4-ARYLMETHYLENEISOXAZOL-5-ONES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)94230-8

An efficient selective reduction of the exocyclic double bond of the 4-arylmethyleneisoxazol-5-ones with o-phenylenediamines and aldehydes is described. 4-arylmethylisoxazol-5-ones are produced in high yields together with comparable quantities of benzimidazoles.