The reaction between 3-aryl-5-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazoles and triphenylphosphine: a fragmentation of the heterocycle with deoxygenation
Abstract
3-Aryl-5-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazoles react cleanly with triphenylphosphine at ca. 200 °C in a bimolecular reaction involving nucleophilic attack at C-3 of the heterocycle to give aryl nitrile, acetonitrile, and triphenylphosphine oxide.