Characterization of a methoxylated oxazol-5-one derivative : an unexpected by-product in a dehydropeptide synthesis
Abstract
During the synthesis of the oxazol-5-one derivative (2) of t-butoxycarbonyl-glycyl-2,3-didehydrophenylalanine, the unexpected side product the 2-methoxyoxazol-5-one (3) was isolated and subsequently characterized by n.m.r., i.r., and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.