164ChemInform Abstract The defluorination of the perfluoroacylimines (I) in the presence of metallic zinc gives the 2-perfluoroalkyl-substituted oxazoles (II) as the result of an intramolecular cyclization. Among the tested metals (Mg, Sn, Al, and Zn), zinc is the most effective one.
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