title: Oxidative reactions of tetrahydrobenzimidazole derivatives with N-sulfonyloxaziridines.
abstract: An investigation of the utility of N-sulfonyloxaziridines to effect the oxidative rearrangement of tetrahydrobenzimidazoles to spiro fused 5-imidazolones is reported. In addition to the anticipated rearrangement manifold, it was found that 2-amino substituted derivatives afford products resulting from rearrangement, or alternatively from addition of methanol or water depending on the nature of the N-substituents and reaction conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019.
authors.forename: Rasapalli
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sivappa
authors.forename: Panduka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Koswatta
authors.forename: Carl J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lovely