title: N-methylated 5-alkenyloxazolium salt transformations.
abstract: [reaction: see text] In the course of natural product synthetic studies, 5-(4-pentenyl)oxazole and 5-(5-hexenyl)oxazole were N-methylated. The initial N-methylated 5-alkenyloxazolium salt adducts were found to be only intermediates and were ultimately transformed into hydroindole and hydroisoquinoline compounds, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203-5068, USA. wenkert@msu.edu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wenkert
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ramachandran
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Valasinas
authors.lastname: Weng Ll
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: McPhail
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D007211:Indoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D008745:Methylation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010080:Oxazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D007546:Isoquinolines; D010080:Oxazoles