Tributylphosphine → (5S)-3-(3-fluoro-4-morpholino-phenyl)-5-[(isoxazol-3-ylamino)methyl]oxazolidin-2-one

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To a stirred solution of 3-(2,2,2-trichloroethyloxycarbonylamino)isoxazole (260 mg, 1.0 mmol), 5(R)-hydroxymethyl-3-(3-fluoro-4-morpholinophenyl)oxazolidin-2-one (see WO 95/07271; 293 mg, 1 mmol) and tributylphosphine (303 mg, 1.5 mmol) in dry tetrahydrofuran (10 ml) at 0° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere, was added 1,1-(azodicarbonyl)dipiperidine (378.5 mg, 1.5 mmol) in dry tetrahydrofuran (3 ml). The reaction allowed to warm to room temperature and was stirred for 4 days by which time a white suspension had formed. The reaction mixture was filtered and the residue washed with tetrahydrofuran. The filtrate was concentrated by rotary evaporation to give a yellow oil (1.2 g) which was purified by MPLC (30% ethyl acetate/hexane, ICN Alumina N 32–63) and further MPLC (100% CH2Cl2, ICN Alumina N 32–63). Concentration of the fractions by rotary evaporation gave the title compound as a crisp white foam (296 mg, 55%).

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