H. Suga et al., SYNTHESIS OF 2,5-DIHYDRO-1,2,4-OXADIAZOLES THROUGH FORMAL [3+2] CYCLOADDITION OF OXAZOLES WITH NITROSOBENZENE DERIVATIVES, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 71(5), 1998, pp. 1231-1236
The reactions of substituted oxazoles with nitrosobenzene gave 2-pheny
l-2,5-dihydro-1,2,4-oxadiazoles regioselectively through formal [3+2]
cycloadditions proceeding via a ringopening of oxazoles by an attack o
f nitrosobenzene. The reactions with l-chloro-and 1-methyl-4-nitrosobe
nzenes also produced the corresponding 2,5-dibrydro-1 2,4-oxadiazoles
regioselectivity.