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Oxazolinium ion
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- Author: Spencer Williams
- Responsible Curator: Spencer Williams
An oxazolinium ion is the species that is formed by anchimeric assistence in the glycosidic bond-cleaving reaction of a 2-deoxy-2-acetamido glycoside. An oxazolinium ion can be deprotonated to give an oxazoline, which is a stable and isolable species. Oxazolinium ions are common intermediates in the neighboring group participation mechanism of glycoside hydrolases, including glycoside hydrolases from families GH18, GH20, GH25, GH56, GH84, and GH85.
