Sodium hypochlorite-mediated synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles from hydrazides and aldehydes

摘要

A simple and convenient method for the synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles has been developed. Structurally divergent symmetrical and unsymmetrical 2,5-disubstituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles can be obtained in moderate to high yields via NaOCl-mediated oxidative cyclization of N-acylhydrazones, generated in situ from aliphatic and aromatic hydrazides and aldehydes.