Cis and enantioselective synthesis of 2-oxazoline-4-carboxylates through Lewis acid-catalyzed formal [3 + 2] cycloaddition of 5-alkoxyoxazoles with aldehydes

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 7040-7047

  Suga, Hiroyuki ^a   Ikai, Kosei ^b   Ibata, Toshikazu ^b  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 METHOXY 2 (2 METHOXYPHENYL)OXAZOLE; 5 METHOXY 2 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)OXAZOLE; ACETONITRILE; ALDEHYDE; BENZALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; OXAZOLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CIS TRANS ISOMERISM; ENANTIOMER; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0033578803     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo990525d     Document Type: Article

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