Phosgene → (S)-4-(4-Nitrobenzyl)oxazolidin-2-one

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The product from step (b) (4.9 g) was suspended in toluene, the suspension cooled to 0° C. and a solution of potassium hydroxide (7.0 g) in water (56 ml) added dropwise. A solution of phosgene (62.5 ml of a 12% w/v solution in toluene) was added dropwise to the resulting solution over 30 minutes and stirring continued for 1 hour. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate and the extracts washed with brine, dried and evaporated in vacuo to give a yellow oil. Crystallisation from ethyl acetate gave the desired product as pale yellow crystals (2.3 g).

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