Nitrenes. Part IV. Synthesis of oxazolo[5,4-b]quinoline through a nitrene intermediate
Abstract
Treatment of 2-phenyl-(VII and IX) and 2-methyl-4-(4,5-dialkoxy-2-nitrobenzylidene)oxazol-5-ones (VIII and X) with triethyl phosphite afforded the corresponding 2-phenyl-(XI and XIII) and 6,7-dialkoxy-2-methyloxazolo-[5,4-b]quinolines (XII and XIV), respectively, the former of which were hydrolysed to give the 3-benzamido-quinolin-2-ones (XV and XVI).