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5-Chloromethyl-2-oxazolidinone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H6ClNO2
CAS Number:
22625-57-6
Molecular Weight:
135.55
MDL number:
MFCD00005269
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24848214
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

100

Assay

97%

form

solid

mp

102-104 °C (lit.)

functional group

chloro

SMILES string

ClCC1CNC(=O)O1

InChI

1S/C4H6ClNO2/c5-1-3-2-6-4(7)8-3/h3H,1-2H2,(H,6,7)

InChI key

FNOZCEQRXKPZEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

5-Chloromethyl-2-oxazolidinone undergoes 4-methoxylation by direct electrochemical oxidation in methanol at graphite electrode to yield (4RS, 5S)-chloromethyl-4-methoxy-2-oxazolidinone.

Pictograms

Skull and crossbones
GHS06

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H301

Precautionary Statements

P301 + P310

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Electrochemical oxidation of chiral 5-substituted 2-oxazolidinones: A key building block for dichiral ?-amino alcohols.
Danielmeier K, et al.
Tetrahedron, 52(29), 9743-9754 (1996)

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