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HRID 1033131Generated: November 2, 2026

Diethyl Carbonate → (4R)-4-phenyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDiethyl CarbonateHCID 7766—
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
Reactant(R)-beta-aminophenethyl alcoholHCID 2724025—
Product(4R)-4-phenyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-oneHCID 730425—

Reaction Steps

7.54 g (55 mmol) of (2R)-(-)-2-amino-2-phenylethanol are dissolved in 8 ml (61 mmol) of diethyl carbonate, 770 mg (5.5 mmol) of K2CO3 are added, and ethanol is removed by distillation via a column. The crude product is recrystallized from ether/petroleum ether.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05310499
Source datasetuspto-grants-1994_05
ORD IDord-00e65762665e4fb6b800b9a35748a245
Source noteuspto-grants-1994_05