Iron‐Promoted Practical One‐Pot Synthesis of 2,5‐Disubstituted Oxazoles

Abstract

A practical one‐pot protocol for the synthesis of 2,5‐disubstituted oxazoles from 1‐aryl‐2‐nitroethanones was reported. In the presence of iron/AcOH in acetonitrile, the reaction of 1‐aryl‐2‐nitroethanones with trimethyl orthoacetate or trimethyl orthobenzoate delivered the corresponding 2,5‐disubstituted oxazoles in moderate to good yields.