Wiley-VCH Verlag, ChemInform, 52(38), 2007
Bentham Science Publishers, Current Organic Synthesis, 1(4), p. 81-135
DOI: 10.2174/157017907779981552
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The 1,3-oxazolidin-2-one nucleus is a popular heterocycle framework in synthetic organic chemistry, as well as in medicinal chemistry. This paper deals with the huge number of synthetic approaches addressed to the construction of this five-member ring, with a particular care for the mechanistic and stereochemical outcome.