Muhammad Ehtisham Ibraheem Khan, Tomas Lighuen Cassini, Marino Petrini and Alessandro Palmieri
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024,22, 3299-3303
DOI:
10.1039/D4OB00232F,
Paper
β-Nitroenones can be efficiently converted into 3,5-disubstituted isoxazoles by using tin(II)chloride dihydrate and ethyl acetate as a reducing agent and solvent, respectively. Products are obtained in good yields and several functional groups are tolerated thanks to the mild reaction conditions.