Samarium diiodide mediated barbier-type reaction of 2-chloromethylbenzoxazole and 2-chloromethylbenzothiazole with carbonyl compounds: A convenient synthesis of 1-(β-hydroxyalkyl)benzoxazoles and 1-(β-hydroxyalkyl)benzothiazoles

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 33, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 3551-3559

  Xu, Xiaoliang ^a   Zhang, Yongmin ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

1 ( Hydroxyalkyl)benzothiazole; 1 ( Hydroxyalkyl)benzoxazole; 2 Chloromethylbenzothiazole; 2 Chloromethylbenzoxazole; Carbonyl compounds; Samarium diiodide

Indexed keywords

2 CHLOROMETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLE; 2 CHLOROMETHYLBENZOXAZOLE; BENZOTHIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; BENZOXAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; SAMARIUM DIIODIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; BARBIER REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0141865674     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SCC-120024742     Document Type: Article

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