The preparation of 4,5-dihydro-5-phenyl-5-(2-phenylethenyl)isoxazoles, 4,5-dihydro-5-methyl-5-(2-phenylethenyl)isoxazoles, or 4,5-dihydro-5,5-di(2-phenylethenyl)isoxazoles from dilithiated c(alpha),O-oximes and select alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones
Jd. Townsend et al., The preparation of 4,5-dihydro-5-phenyl-5-(2-phenylethenyl)isoxazoles, 4,5-dihydro-5-methyl-5-(2-phenylethenyl)isoxazoles, or 4,5-dihydro-5,5-di(2-phenylethenyl)isoxazoles from dilithiated c(alpha),O-oximes and select alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones, SYN COMMUN, 30(12), 2000, pp. 2175-2189
C(alpha),O-oximes were dilithiated with lithium diisopropylamide and conden
sed with three a,P-unsaturated ketones: (2E)-1,3-diphenyl-2-propen-1-one, o
r (1E, 4E)-1,5-diphenyl-1,4-pentadien-3-one, or (3E)-4-phenyl-3-buten-2-one
, followed by immediate acid cyclization to variously substituted 4,5-dihyd
ro-isoxazoles: 4,5-dihydro-5-phenyl-5-(2-phenylethenyl) 4,5-dihydro-5-methy
l-5-(2-phenylethenyl)isoxazoles, or 4,5-dihydro-5,5-di-(2-phenylethenyl)iso
xazoles.