A New Practical Synthesis of Linezolid: An Antibacterial Drug

Title: A New Practical Synthesis of Linezolid: An Antibacterial Drug

Volume: 7 Issue: 1

Author(s): Ganta Madhusudhan Reddy, Akula Ramulu and Padi Pratap Reddy

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Keywords: Linezolid, antibacterial drug, asymmetric synthesis, regioselective epoxide ring opening, one pot synthesis

Abstract: A novel and practical asymmetric synthesis of (S)-N-[[3-(3-fluoro-4-morpholinyl phenyl)-2-oxo-5-oxazolidinyl] methyl]acetamide has been developed by a new approach without recourse to chromatography and it is employed for the synthesis of Linezolid. This involves the reaction of (R)-epichlorohydrin with N-arylcarbamates and subsequent regioselective epoxide ring opening of resulted intermediate by sodium azide.

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Reddy Madhusudhan Ganta, Ramulu Akula and Reddy Pratap Padi, A New Practical Synthesis of Linezolid: An Antibacterial Drug, Letters in Organic Chemistry 2010; 7 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157017810790533878