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Process for producing 4-alkoxycarbonyl-2-oxazolidinone compound
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, (2008/06/13)
The present invention relates to a process for producing 4-alkoxycarbonyl-2-oxazolidinone compound represented by the formula (III): wherein R1represents H, an alkyl group, an cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group or a phenyl group, R2represents H, an alkyl group, a phenyl group or an alkenyl group, R3represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, or a phenyl group, and R4represents H, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, acycloalkyl group, alkynyl group, an aryl group, a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an acetyl group or a benzoyl group, which comprises reacting a 5-alkoxy-2(3H)oxazolone compound represented by the formula (I): wherein R1, R2and R3have the same meanings as defined above, and an aldehyde compound represented by the formula (II): R4CHO??(II) wherein R4has the same meaning as defined above, in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst.