Patent ID: 8178666

Claim:
A method for forming an optionally substituted 2-aminobenzoxazole compound, said method comprising: contacting an optionally substituted 2-aminophenol compound with (1) an amine of the formula NHR 2 R 3 , wherein R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from H, an optionally substituted alkyl group or an optionally substituted aryl group, or R 2 and R 3 , taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring; and (2) a reactant selected from the group consisting of: (a) C(OR) 4 , wherein R represents an alkyl group; (b) C(OAr) 4 , wherein Ar represents an aryl group; and (c) CCl 2 (OAr) 2 , wherein Ar represents an aryl group, in combination with a base; thereby forming said optionally substituted 2-aminobenzoxazole compound.