1,2,4-Oxadiazoles have been prepared in parallel using 1,1'-carbonyldiimida
zole (CDI) as a reagent for both formation and cyclodehydration of O-acyl b
enzamidoximes. The use of CDI facilitates parallel purification of the oxad
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