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Investigation on the reactivity of ?-azidochalcones with carboxylic acids: Formation of ?-amido-1,3-diketones and highly substituted 2-(trifluoromethyl)oxazoles.

ABSTRACT: The reaction of ?-azidochalcones with carboxylic acids has been investigated resulting in the formation of ?-amido-1,3-diketones under microwave irradiation via in situ formation of 2H-azirine intermediates. An interesting reaction is described wherein, with trifluoroacetic acid at lower temperature, it affords highly substituted 2-(trifluoromethyl)oxazoles. These flexible transformations proceed under solvent free conditions in good to excellent yields without any catalyst.

SUBMITTER: Rajaguru K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4661007 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Investigation on the reactivity of α-azidochalcones with carboxylic acids: Formation of α-amido-1,3-diketones and highly substituted 2-(trifluoromethyl)oxazoles.

Rajaguru Kandasamy K Mariappan Arumugam A Suresh Rajendran R Manivannan Periasamy P Muthusubramanian Shanmugam S

Beilstein journal of organic chemistry 20151029

The reaction of α-azidochalcones with carboxylic acids has been investigated resulting in the formation of α-amido-1,3-diketones under microwave irradiation via in situ formation of 2H-azirine intermediates. An interesting reaction is described wherein, with trifluoroacetic acid at lower temperature, it affords highly substituted 2-(trifluoromethyl)oxazoles. These flexible transformations proceed under solvent free conditions in good to excellent yields without any catalyst. ...[more]

PMID: 26664623

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Investigation on the reactivity of ?-azidochalcones with carboxylic acids: Formation of ?-amido-1,3-diketones and highly substituted 2-(trifluoromethyl)oxazoles.

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Investigation on the reactivity of α-azidochalcones with carboxylic acids: Formation of α-amido-1,3-diketones and highly substituted 2-(trifluoromethyl)oxazoles.

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