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Direct preparation of thiazoles, imidazoles, imidazopyridines and thiazolidines from alkenes
Donohoe, Timothy J.,Kabeshov, Mikhail A.,Rathi, Akshat H.,Smith, Ian E. D.
experimental part, p. 1093 - 1101 (2012/04/04)
A range of heterocycles, namely thiazoles, imidazoles, imidazopyridines, thiazolidines and dimethoxyindoles, have been synthesised directly from alkenes via a two-step ketoidoination/cyclisation protocol. The alkene starting materials are themselves readily accessible using many different and well-established approaches, and allow access to a variety of heterocycles with excellent yields and regioselectivity.