In the presence of catalytic rhodium (II) acetate, ethyl 2-diazo-fluoroalky
lacetoacetate, obtained from the reaction of ethyl fluoroalkylacetoacetate
with perfluoroalkanesulfonyl azide or tosyl azide, reacted readily with nit
riles to give a series of 5-fluoroalkyl substituted 1,3-oxazoles in fair to
good yields. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.