Synthesis 2013; 45(21): 2940-2948
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1338540
short review
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Functional 3-Arylisoxazoles and 3-Aryl-2-isoxazolines from Reaction of Aryl Nitrile Oxides and Enolates: Synthesis and Reactivity

Paola Vitale*
a   Dipartimento di Farmacia – Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Bari ‘A. Moro’, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
b   C.I.N.M.P.I.S., Università degli Studi di Bari ‘A. Moro’, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy   Fax: +39(80)5442539   eMail: paola.vitale@uniba.it
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Antonio Scilimati
a   Dipartimento di Farmacia – Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Bari ‘A. Moro’, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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Received: 15. Juli 2013

Accepted after revision: 09. September 2013

Publikationsdatum:
27. September 2013 (online)


Dedicated to Alessandro Salomone, born on 10 May 2013

Abstract

Heterocyclic compounds are crucial starting reagents and intermediates, or they are direct precursors of target chemicals and/or bio-pharmacological active compounds. Today, they are used in the total synthesis of natural products, in drugs or herbicides, and agrochemical preparation. Developing synthetic strategies targeting isoxazoles is a recurrent aim in preparative chemistry. In particular, five-membered heterocycles such as isoxazoles and isoxazolines are easily formed in a two steps or by a ‘one-pot’ procedure, by reacting aryl nitrile oxides with a variety of enolates of carbonyl compounds (i.e., aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids), followed by aromatization. Such a methodology was found to be selective and versatile allowing the preparation of pharmacologically active isoxazoles in high yields.

1 Introduction

2 Preparation, Synthetic Applications, and Reactivity of 3-Aryl-5-hydroxy-2-isoxazolines and 3-Arylisoxazoles

3 Synthesis of 5-Alkyl-3-aryl-5-hydroxy-2-isoxazolines and 5-Alkyl-3-arylisoxazoles

4 Synthesis and Reactivity of 3,4-Diaryl-5-hydroxy-2-isox­azolines and 3,4-Diarylisoxazoles

5 Synthesis and Reactivity of 3-Aryl-5-hydroxy-5-vinyl-2-isoxazolines and 3-Aryl-5-vinylisoxazoles

6 Synthesis of 3-Aryl-4-phenylisoxazole-5-carboxylic Acid

7 Conclusions

8 Experimental Methodologies