Base-Promoted Domino Reaction of 5-Substituted 2-Nitrosophenols with Bromomethyl Aryl Ketones: A Transition-Metal-Free Approach to 2-Aroylbenzoxazoles
作者:Nayyef Aljaar、Chandi C. Malakar、Jürgen Conrad、Uwe Beifuss
DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.5b02000
日期:2015.11.6
The reaction of 5-substituted 2-nitrosophenols with bromomethyl aryl ketones and related compounds employing K2CO3 as a base in refluxing THF and DMF at 80 degrees C, respectively, delivers 2-aroylbenzoxazoles in a single step with yields up to 85%. The new method involves an intermolecular nucleophilic substitution followed by intramolecular 1,2-addition practical access to 2-aroylbenzoxazoles under transition-metal-free conditions.