A convenient approach to the synthesis of the imidazo[5,1-b]oxazole ring system

Héctor Salgado-Zamora, Elena Campos, Rogelio Jiménez, Esmeralda Sánchez-Pavón, Humberto Cervantes

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Abstract

Reaction of 4(5)-bromo-2-methyl-5(4)-nitroimidazole with phenacyl bromide derivatives led to 4-bromo-2-methyl-1-phenacyl-5-nitro- and 5-bromo- 2-methyl-1-phenacyl-4-nitroimidazoles. Treatment of the latter isomers with potassium tert-butoxide in dry THF yielded imidazo[5,1-b]oxazoles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1081-1090
Number of pages10
JournalHeterocycles
Volume50
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 1999

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