Simple and efficient synthesis of new chiral N,N′-sulfonyl bis-oxazolidin-2-ones†
To Dr Kamel Seghoum, in memoriam.
Abstract
A series of new chiral N,N′-sulfonyl bis-oxazolidin-2-ones were synthesized starting from 2-aminoalcohols, sulfuryl chloride, and diethyl carbonate. This method utilizes natural amino acids as a source of chirality for the preparation of oxazolidinones. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 17:61–65, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/hc.20183