ChemInform Abstract: Redox-Neutral Iron—Sulfur Promoted Transformation of 2-Nitrophenols and 2,6-Disubstituted p-Cresols into 2-Arylbenzoxazoles.
Abstract
Substitution of 2,6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol (II) by 2-tert-butyl-p-cresol, 2,6-dimethoxy-p-cresol or 1-tert-butyl-toluene results in the isolation of the corresponding products in small or trace amounts only.