Abstract
1-(β-Hydroxyalkyl)benzoxazoles and 1-(β-hydroxyalkyl)benzothiazoles were prepared via reductive addition reactions of 2-chloromethylbenzoxazole and 2-chloromethylbenzothiazole with carbonyl compounds under mild conditions mediated by SmI2.
Acknowledgment
We are grateful to the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project No. 20072033) and the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China for financial support.