Abstract
N-acylisoxazol-5-ones are converted into the corresponding 2-substituted oxazoles by photolysis at 300 or 254 nm, or by flash vacuum pyrolysis. The former procedure is favoured for isoxazolones with electron withdrawing groups at C-4, and pyrolysis for all others.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 675-678 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 29 Jan 1996 |