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Synlett 2006(10): 1479-1484  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-941597
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A Convenient Synthesis of Oxazolines and Imidazolines from Aromatic Aldehydes with Pyridinium Hydrobromide Perbromide in Water

Shinsei Sayama*
Department of Chemistry, Fukushima Medical University, Hikariga-oka, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
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Received 16 February 2006
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12 June 2006 (online)

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Abstract

Various 2-oxazolines were prepared from aromatic aldehydes and 2-aminoethanol with pyridinium hydrobromide per­bromide in water at room temperature. 2-Imidazolines were also obtained in good yields from aromatic aldehydes and ethylenediamine under the same reaction conditions.

Key words

oxazoline - imidazoline - pyridinium hydrobromide perbromide - aldehyde - 2-aminoethanol - ethylenediamine

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The reaction of ethylenediamine and aromatic dialdehydes such as terephthalaldehyde, isophthalaldehyde, and phthalaldehyde with PHPB took place to give no respective diimidazilines under the same reaction conditions.

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It was assumed that steric hindrance between the formyl group and the methyl group exerted influence on the decrease in the yield of the corresponding oxazoline.

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The products were complicated. The steric hindrance of two formyl groups in phthalaldehyde was supposed to inhibit generation of the respective dioxazoline.

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The yields of nonanal (ca. 50%) and hydroxyimine (ca. 20%) were determined by 1H NMR analysis of crude products.

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Typical Procedure for Preparation of Imidazoline from Aldehyde.
To a solution of 4-bromobenzaldehyde (1, 46 mg, 0.25 mmol) in H2O (6 mL) were added PHPB (160 mg, 0.5 mmol). Etylenediamine [90 mg (100 µL), 1.5 mmol] was added. After stirring for 15 h at r.t., the reaction mixture was treated with 0.5 M aq Na2S2O3 and extracted with EtOAc. The organic layer was washed with 0.5 M aq Na2S2O3 and successively washed with sat. aq NaCl and dried over MgSO4. After removal of the solvent in vacuo, the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (Wakogel C-200) with CHCl3. Imidazoline 1a (50 mg, 0.22 mmol) was obtained in 88% yield.

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Typical Procedure for Preparation of Oxazoline from Aldehyde.
To a solution of 4-bromobenzaldehyde (1, 46 mg, 0.25 mmol) in H2O (6 mL) were added PHPB (240 mg, 0.75 mmol). 2-Aminoethanol [92 mg (90 µL), 1.5 mmol] was added. After stirring for 23 h at r.t., the reaction mixture was treated with 0.5 M aq Na2S2O3 and extracted with EtOAc. The organic layer was washed with 0.5 M aq Na2S2O3 and successively washed with sat. aq NaCl and dried over MgSO4. After removal of the solvent in vacuo, the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (Wakogel C-200) with CHCl3. Oxazoline 1c (50 mg, 0.22 mmol) was obtained in 89% yield.