The accelerated development of an optimized synthesis of 1,2,4-oxadiazoles: application of microwave irradiation and statistical design of experiments

Herein, we report the development of an optimized microwave-assisted synthesis of 1,2,4-oxadiazoles. The chemistry development process was significantly accelerated by employing a statistical software package (MODDE 6.0™) to guide in the optimization of the reaction conditions. The resulting optimized reaction conditions were then utilized in the synthesis of a focused library of 1,2,4-oxadiazoles.