5-Methyloxazolo[3,2-a]pyridinium salts were shown to react with (methylamino)acetaldehyde dimethyl acetal leading to the formation of functionalized 5-aminoindolizines, which in turn are capable of closing the pyrimidine ring in acidic media forming aza[3.3.2] cyclazines.
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Babaev, E.V., Nevskaya, A.A. & Dlynnikh, I.V. Rearrangement of oxazolo[3,2-a]pyridines as an approach of synthesizing aza[3.3.2]cyclazines. Chem Heterocycl Comp 51, 269–274 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10593-015-1685-6
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