Microwave-mediated synthesis and manipulation of a 2-substituted-5-aminooxazole-4-carbonitrile library

A library of oxazoles is synthesised using parallel synthetic methodology. A 2-substituted-5-aminooxazole-4-carbonitrile library has been synthesised and modified via microwave-mediated and flow chemistries. One synthesised compound, 5-(1H-pyrrol-1-yl)-4-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-2-(thien-2-yl)oxazole, contains three distinct heterocycles attached to the central oxazole core, highlighting the structural diversity of this approach. Three oxazoles had micromolar ki values against cannabinoid (CB1/CB2) receptors.