Zhengsen Yu, Lijuan Ma, Wei Yu
Jun 1, 2012
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Abstract
The intramolecular oxidative C–O coupling of N-(4-alkoxy-phenyl) and N-(4-acetamido-phenyl) benzamides was achieved under metal-free conditions by using phenyliodine bis(trifluoroacetate) as oxidant and TMSOTf as catalyst. The reactions afford benzoxazole products in high yields.