Trimethylsilyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles—new useful synthons for the synthesis of various 2,5-disubstituted-1,3,4-oxadiazoles

The reactivity of 2-aryl-5-trimethylsilyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles toward different types of electrophiles was investigated. These silanes readily react with chlorine, bromine, aliphatic acyl chlorides, 2-nitrobenzenesulfenyl chloride, and some reactive isocyanates affording the corresponding substituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles. The reactions with carbonyl compounds proceed only in the presence of F− anions.