Azlactones s. 5-Oxazolones

Azlactones s. 5-Oxazolones Azo compound palladium chloride complexes... 

In contrast to the saturated azlactones, the Friedel-Crafts reaction of 2-substituted-4-arylidene-5-oxazolones is quite complex and may follow several different courses, often concurrently, depending on both reaction conditions and structural variations in the arylidene ring. This behavior is readily interpreted in terms of the a,)S-unsaturated carbonyl moiety and the cross-conjugated system containing nitrogen, both of which provide potential reaction sites in addition to the lactone carbonyl group. The reaction has been investigated " ... 

Methyl-4-benzal-5-oxazolone added to a soln. of HNg in chloroform, shaken, and allowed to stand 10 hrs. at room temp. a-(5-methyl-l-tetrazolyl) cinnamic acid, Y 95%.—Numerous azlactones are readily available as startg. m. enhancing the usefulness of this method. F. e. s. H. Behringer and W. Grimme, B. 92, 2967 (1959). 

Bergmann s synthesis (1926) is still used to prepare unsaturated azlactones containing only alkyl substituents. It consists of the treatment of a-alkyl a- (a-halogenoacyl)amino acids with acetic anhydride and it involves the isomerization of an intermediate 2-methylene-5(2H)-oxazolone. An example is given in equation (153). 

The 2-oxazolin-S-ones are excellent acylating agents for a variety of enzymes. Thus, 2-phenyloxazolin-5-one and 4,4-dimethyl-2-phenyl-2-oxazolin-S-one react with a-chymotrypsin, trypsin, and papain to form stable acyl enzymes.15-18 The azlactone from p-nitrobenzoylvaline reacted with a-chymotrypsin and trypsin, and it was observed that the enzymic activity of chymotrypsin decreased with increasing number of p-nitrobenzoylvaline residues.19 The reaction of a-chymotrypsin with 2 has been studied extensively.20-25 In this reaction, the oxazolone dis-... 

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