Photochemical Conversion of Isoxazoles to 5-Hydroxyimidazolines
Taiki Morita1,2, Shinichiro Fuse1,2, Hiroyuki Nakamura1,2
1School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan.
Abstract:
Photochemical conversion of isoxazole I to 5-hydroxyimidazoline VII proceeded via the trapping of the photogenerated acylazirine III with amines under UV light irradiation. This is the first report of the efficient synthesis of 5-hydroxyimidazolines that are not readily accessible by other means. 5-Hydroxyimidazolines were also converted into multisubstituted imidazoles in one step by treatment with trifluoroacetic anhydride (TFAA) and 2,6-lutidine in dichloromethane.
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