DDQ‐Induced Dehydrogenation of Heterocycles for CC Double Bond Formation: Synthesis of 2‐Thiazoles and 2‐Oxazoles

Abstract

Strong as an Ox: 2-Thiazoles and 2-oxazoles are formed by oxidation of 2-thiazolines and 2-oxazolines without requiring substituents at the C4 and C5 positions. DDQ plays an important role as the oxidant in this transformation and metal is unnecessary. This general procedure shows good functional group tolerance and provides a wide variety of 2-thiazoles and 2-oxazoles in moderate to excellent yields. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.