Copper <em>N</em>-heterocyclic carbene complexes as active catalysts for the synthesis of 2-substituted oxazolines from nitriles and aminoalcohols

The reaction between nitriles and aminoalcohols to access 2-substituted oxazolines was investigated. Using copper–NHC complexes, various nitriles were successfully converted into the corresponding oxazolines, under milder and less wasteful conditions than previously reported methods