direct synthesis process. The optimized reaction conditions showed an excellent applicability for the synthesis of a range of 4-cyanofuroxans. 3-Cyanofuroxans, known to be thiol-mediated nitric oxide donors, could also be obtained by the thermal or photochemical isomerization of 4-cyanofuroxans. The developed cyanation of furoxans is a rare example of CC bond-forming reaction on a furoxanring.
The classical Wieland furoxan synthesis was reinvestigated and this procedure was applied to the preparation of 4-aryl-1,2,5-oxadiazole-3-yl N,N-dialkylcarbamate derivatives, which were found to exhibit potent anti-HIV-1 activity. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.