Synthesis, Table of Contents SHORTPAPER © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York Preparation of New Cyclic Quaterbenzoxazole and -Imidazole Derivatives Erich Tauer*Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie, Abteilung Spektroskopie und Photochemische Kinetik, 37070 Göttingen, GermanyFax: +49(551)2011501; e-Mail: idreger@gwdg.de; Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article All articles of this category Abstract The new cyclic quaterbenzoxazole 5 and -imidazole 8 have been synthesized by cyclization of 3-amino-2-hydroxybenzamide (4) and the ammonium salt of 2,3-diaminobenzoic acid (7), respectively, with polyphosphoric acid. Both compounds represent a new heterocyclic nine ring system, which can be built up from four identical (or different) benzo-x-azoles in a cyclic arrangement. Key words heterocycles - cyclotetramerization - macrocycles - photodimerization Full Text References References 1 Grellmann KH. Tauer E. Tetrahedron Lett. 1974, 375 2 Wu MT. Lyle RE. J. Heterocycl. Chem. 1971, 8: 989 3 Meldrum AN. Hirve NW. J. Indian Chem. Soc. 1928, 5: 95 4 Denny WA. Rewcastle GW. Baguley BC. J. Med. Chem. 1990, 33: 814 5 Diels O. Biebergeil A. Ber. Dtsch. Chem. Ges. 1902, 35: 302