Royal Society of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 13(5), p. 2051-2056
DOI: 10.1039/c8qo00312b
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A catalytic reductive addition of isocyanoacetates to tertiary lactams/amides has been developed. This one-pot procedure involves Ir-catalysed partial reduction of lactams/amides and sequential chemoselective addition of isocyanide group in isocyanoacetates and produces 5-methoxyoxazoles in moderate to excellent yields.