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Synthesis of Δ2-isoxazoline fatty acid ester heterocycles
Kenar, James A.,Erhan, Sevim Z.
, p. 1045 - 1050 (2001)
Fatty ester Δ2-isoxazoline heterocycles were prepared in good yields and excellent regioselectivity from 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions between methyl 10-undecenoate and nitrile oxides. This methodology provides convenient access to the methyl esters of margaric (4b) and stearic (4c) acids in 63-66% yield that contain the isoxazoline heterocycle between C-10 and C-12. These fatty heterocycle compounds are synthesized in a one-pot sequence in which methyl 10-undecenoate is used to trap the reactive nitrile oxide intermediates that are generated by reacting aldoximes with aqueous sodium hypochlorite and a catalytic amount of triethylamine or by directly reacting hydroximic acid chlorides with a stoichiometric amount of base. The fatty ester Δ2-isoxazoline heterocycles represent a versatile synthon that may be useful to obtain oleochemicals with potentially new and interesting properties not easily accessible by other methods.