Benzoyl chloride → Benzoic acid 2-thioxo-oxazolidin-4-ylmethyl ester

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A solution of benzoyl chloride (14.6 mL, 126.1 mmol) in dry THF (50 mL) was added to a solution of 4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-oxazolidine-2-thione (14.0 g, 105.1 mmol) in dry THF (250 mL) and triethylamine (17.5 mL, 126.1 mmol) at 0° C. After 12 hours of stirring at room temperature, triethylamine hydrochloride was filtered off, and the solvent was distilled out in vacuo. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluted with ethyl acetate/acetone (1/1=v/v), followed by recrystallization from a mixed solvent [n-hexane/ethyl acetate (3/1=v/v)] to afford benzoic acid 2-thioxo-oxazolidin-4-ylmethyl ester as a colorless solid (20.5 g, 82%).

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