α-Trifluoromethyl α-amino acids with unsaturated side-chains have been prepared from 5-fluoro-4-trifluoromethyloxazole and
allyl, propargyl as well as terpene alcohols in a one-pot procedure.
Keywords: 5-Fluoro-4-trifluoromethyloxazoles – Allyl alcohols – Propargyl alcohols – Geraniol – Farnesol – Nucleophilic aromatic
substitution – Claisen rearrangement – α-Trifluoromethyl α-amino acids – Secondary structure