Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Chen L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6429224 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Liang L Zhu Huajian H Wang Jiang J Liu Hong H
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20190304 5
A facile and eco-friendly method has been developed for the synthesis of imidazoles and thiazoles from ethylarenes in water. The reaction proceeds via in situ formation of α-bromoketone using NBS as a bromine source as well as an oxidant, followed by trapping with suitable nucleophiles to provide the corresponding products in good yields under metal-free conditions. ...[more]