Fg. West et Dj. Koch, NOVEL BICYCLIC OXAZOLINES VIA NITRILE CAPTURE OF PHOTOCHEMICALLY GENERATED OXYALLYL ZWITTERIONS, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (22), 1993, pp. 1681-1682
Several 4-pyrones bearing 3-alkoxy substituents have been photolysed i
n acetonitrileto give in two cases novel bicyclic oxazolines, arising
from apparent Ritter-type capture of the intermediate oxyallyl zwitter
ion followed by intramolecular nitrilium trapping by alkoxide.