Oxazole is the parent compound for vast class of heteroaromatic compounds. These are azoles with an oxygen and a nitrogen separated by one carbon. In natural products, oxazoles result from the cyclization and oxidation of serine or threonine nonribosomal peptides.

A "oxadiazole" has two nitrogens instead of one.

See also

• Isoxazole, an analog with the nitrogen atom in position 2.
• Imidazole, an analog with the oxygen replaced by a nitrogen.
• Thiazole, an analog with the oxygen replaced by a sulfur.
• Benzoxazole, where the oxazole is fused to another aromatic ring.
• Pyrrole, an analog without the oxygen atom.
• Furan, an analog without the nitrogen atom.
• Oxazoline, which has one double bond reduced.
• Oxazolidine, which has both double bonds reduced.
• Simple aromatic rings

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Oxazoles | Simple aromatic rings