3-Acetyl-2-oxazolidinone

Uses

3-Acetyl-2-oxazolidinone is used as a reagent in the enantioselective synthesis of (+)-7-epigoniodiol, (-)-8-epigoniodiol, and (+)-9-deoxygoniopypyrone. Also a useful synthetic intermediate in the synthesis of 2-Oxazolone (O846555) which is a versatile tool for synthetic organic chemist.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 7, p. 4, 1990
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 51, p. 2977, 1986 DOI: 10.1021/jo00365a024