title: Direct conversion of esters, lactones, and carboxylic acids to oxazolines catalyzed by a tetranuclear zinc cluster.
abstract: The tetranuclear zinc cluster Zn4(OCOCF3)6O catalyzes the direct conversion of esters, lactones, and carboxylic acids to oxazolines with remarkable chemoselectivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan. ohshima@chem.es.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohshima
authors.forename: Takanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: Kazushi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mashima
mesh_terms: D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D004952:Esters / Q000737:chemistry*; D007783:Lactones / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010080:Oxazoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D004952:Esters; D007783:Lactones; D010080:Oxazoles; D015032:Zinc