Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Oxazole:
An
aromatic
heterocycle
featuring the ring
structure
shown below, or a
molecule
containing this
moiety
. Also refers to the parent member of this compound class.
General oxazole
structure
.
Oxazole
Tilmacoxib, a
COX-2
inhibitor
and
NSAID
, contains an oxazole
moiety
.
Related terms:
Benzene
,
pyridine
,
pyrrole
,
imidazole
,
furan
,
thiophene
,
isoxazole
,
oxazoline
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