K. Gewald et al., SUBSTITUTED 2-ALKOXY-5-AMINO-IMIDAZOLE AN D 2-ALKOXY-2,5-DIAMINO-IMIDAZOLE FROM OXAZOL-2-YLIDEN-CYANAMIDES, Monatshefte fuer Chemie, 127(3), 1996, pp. 313-318
N-Cyano-S-methyl-isothio-ureases (1) react with alpha-halogen ketones
(2) by ring closure yielding the (3H-oxazol-2-yliden)-cyanamides 3. by
ring transformation, -Alkoxy-5-amino-1-phenyl-3H-imidazol-4-yl)-keton
es (4) are formed. Primary and secondary amines react with 3 to give 2
-N-alkylated (2,5-Diamino-1-phenyl-3H-imidazol-4-yl)-ketones.