(4R,5S)-(+)-4-METHYL-5-PHENYL-2-OXAZOLIDINONE Property

Melting point:

121-123 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

309.12°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.1607 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5168 (estimate)

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

Chloroform (Slightly), Ethyl Acetate (Slightly)

pka

12.35±0.60(Predicted)

form 

Liquid

color 

Clear colorless to yellow-brown, may darken in storage

optical activity

[α]18/D +168°, c = 2 in chloroform

BRN 

1211705

InChI

InChI=1S/C10H11NO2/c1-7-9(13-10(12)11-7)8-5-3-2-4-6-8/h2-7,9H,1H3,(H,11,12)/t7-,9-/m1/s1

InChIKey

PPIBJOQGAJBQDF-VXNVDRBHSA-N

SMILES

O1[C@@H](C2=CC=CC=C2)[C@@H](C)NC1=O

CAS DataBase Reference

77943-39-6(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety

Hazard Codes 

N

Safety Statements 

22-24/25

WGK Germany 

3

HS Code 

29349990

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Warning

Hazard statements

H302Harmful if swallowed

H315Causes skin irritation

H319Causes serious eye irritation

H335May cause respiratory irritation

Precautionary statements

P261Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.

P305+P351+P338IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continuerinsing.

(4R,5S)-(+)-4-METHYL-5-PHENYL-2-OXAZOLIDINONE Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Chemical Properties

white to light yellow crystal powde

Uses

Evan′s chiral auxiliary (4R,5S)-(+)-4-Methyl-5-phenyl-2-oxazolidinone reacts with carboxylic acids to produce corresponding acyl derivatives in the presence of a diisopropylcarbodiimide reagent. It can also employed in the preparation of N-sulfinyloxazolidinone reagent (chiral sulfinyl transfer reagent), which reacts with nucleophiles such as Grignard reagents, enolates, and metalated amides to produce the chiral sulfoxides, sulfinate esters, and sulfonamides.

Uses

(4R,5S)-4-Methyl-5-phenyloxazolidinone is used as effective chiral auxiliary for conjugate addition asymmetric synthesis of (-)-aplysillamide B.

Definition

ChEBI: (4R,5S)-(+)-4-Methyl-5-phenyl-2-oxazolidinone is a member of benzenes.

Preparation

A mechanically stirred mixture of (1S,2R)-norephedrine 710 (151 g, 1.00 mol) ([α]589 =+ 33.4 (c= 7, water)), as the hydrochloride salt, diphenyl carbonate (236 g, 1.10 mol), and anhydrous potassium carbonate (152 g, 1.10 mol) was heated at 110 °C for 4–6 h. The resultant mixture was then cooled to <60 °C. Excess diphenyl carbonate was hydrolyzed by adding methanol (600 mL) and heating the mixture under reflux for 0.5 h. Sufficient water (400–600 mL) was then added to dissolve the potassium carbonate. Methanol was removed in vacuo. The product and phenol were extracted into dichloromethane (3 × 1 L). The combined extracts were washed with 2 m aqueous sodium hydroxide (3 × 1 L) to remove the phenol, 1 m aqueous hydrochloric acid (1 × 1 L), and brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuo to give 195 g (110% mass balance) of a light-yellow solid. Recrystallization from toluene (600 mL) afforded 145–165 g (82–93%) of oxazolidinone 711 as a white crystalline solid.

Preparation

To a solution of (1S,2R)-norephedrine (40 g, 0.26 mol) in toluene (400 mL) was added diethyl carbonate (37 mL, 0.32 mol). The mixture was heated to reflux (under Ar) while 40 mL of solvent was removed through the use of a Dean–Stark apparatus. The mixture was allowed to cool for 20 min, and then sodium methoxide (1 g) was added. Upon reheating, an EtOH/toluene azeotropic mixture was removed at 75–77 °C. After 3 h, the reaction was complete and the temperature of the mixture had increased to 125 °C. The mixture was left to stand at room temperature for 16 h, whereupon (4R,5S)-4-methyl-5-phenyloxazolidin-2-one (40.6 g) crystallized and could be collected. The solvent was removed from the filtrate in vacuo and the residue was redissolved in EtOAc (250 mL). This solution was washed with brine (50 mL) and a precipitate was removed by filtration. The solvent was then removed in vacuo and toluene (50 mL) was added to the residue. Removal of the toluene by distillation yielded oily crystals of the oxazolidinone, which were washed with Et2O to afford 4.5 g (total 45 g, 97%).

Synthesis Reference(s)

Tetrahedron Letters, 40, p. 6059, 1999 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)01256-3