Abstract
A novel method for the direct conversion of deoxybenzoin into 2‐alkyl‐4,5‐diphenyloxazoles and 2‐aryl‐4,5‐diphenyloxazoles has been developed using treatment of HTIB and nitriles under solvent‐free microwave irradiation conditions.
Acknowledgments
This research was supported by Chung‐Ang University Research Grant in 2007.