Chemical Properties
off-white to yellow-beige crystals or powder
Uses
An oxazole derivative used as an antibiotic. It is also used in the preparation of compounds with antitumor activity. A metabolite of Furazolidone (F864100).
Uses
As an oxazole derivative used as an antibiotic, 2-Oxazolidone is also used in the preparation of compounds with antitumor activity and as a metabolite of Furazolidone (F864100).
Definition
ChEBI: An oxazolidinone that is 1,3-oxazolidine with an oxo substituent at position 2.
Safety Profile
Questionable carcinogen with experimental tumorigenic data. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of NOx.
Purification Methods
Crystallise it from *benzene, dichloroethane, CHCl3 or EtOH. It is a cyclic urethane, and as such it is not very stable. [Katritzky et al. J Chem Soc Perkin II 145 1990, Beilstein 27 H 135, 27 II 259, 27 III/IV 2516.]
