“…To date, various methods have been reported for the synthesis of 2-alkylated and 2-arylated benzoxazoles, as well as related heterocycles. Among the more traditional approaches are reactions between 2-aminophenols and carboxylic acid derivatives, such as carboxylic acids, ,,,− carboxylic acid chlorides, ,, carboxylic acid anhydrides, and carboxylic amides; , reactions between 2-aminophenols and aldehydes followed by oxidation; intramolecular cyclizations of N -(2-haloaryl)carboxamides under strong basic conditions; and the ring contraction of 1,4-benzoxazinones . More recently, a number of Cu-catalyzed approaches to the benzoxazole ring system have been discovered, including the intramolecular cyclization of N -(2-haloaryl)carboxamides, the intramolecular oxidative C–O coupling of N -(2-aryl)carboxamides, the reaction between 1,2-dihaloarenes and carboxamides, as well as the reaction between 2-bromoanilines and acyl chlorides .…”