2-Oxazolidone

2-Oxazolidone

Names
IUPAC name 1,3-Oxazolidin-2-one
Other names 2-Oxazolidone 2-Oxazolidinone
Identifiers
CAS Number	497-25-6 Y
ChemSpider	66579 Y
Jmol 3D model	Interactive image
KEGG	C06695 Y
PubChem	73949
InChI InChI=1S/C3H5NO2/c5-3-4-1-2-6-3/h1-2H2,(H,4,5) Y Key: IZXIZTKNFFYFOF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C3H5NO2/c5-3-4-1-2-6-3/h1-2H2,(H,4,5) Key: IZXIZTKNFFYFOF-UHFFFAOYAE
SMILES O=C1OCCN1
Properties
Chemical formula	C3H5NO2
Molar mass	87.077 g/mol
Appearance	Solid
Melting point	86 to 89 °C (187 to 192 °F; 359 to 362 K)
Boiling point	220 °C (428 °F; 493 K) at 48 torr
Vapor pressure	{{{value}}}
Related compounds
Related compounds	Oxazolidine
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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2-Oxazolidone is a heterocyclic organic compound containing both nitrogen and oxygen in a 5-membered ring.

Oxazolidinones

Evans auxiliaries

Oxazolidinones are a class of compounds containing 2-oxazolidone in the structure. In chemistry, they are useful as Evans auxiliaries, which are used for chiral synthesis. Usually, the acid chloride substrate reacts with the oxazolidinone to form an imide. Substituents at the 4 and 5 position of the oxazolidinone direct any aldol reaction to the alpha position of the carbonyl of the substrate.

Pharmaceuticals

Oxazolidinones are mainly used as antimicrobials. The antibacterial effect of oxazolidinones is by working as protein synthesis inhibitors, targeting an early step involving the binding of N-formylmethionyl-tRNA to the ribosome.

Some of the most important oxazolidinones are the last generation of antibiotics used against gram-positive pathogens, including superbugs such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. These antibiotics are considered as a choice of last resort where every other antibiotic therapy has failed.

Examples of antibiotic oxazolidinones include:

• Linezolid (Zyvox), which is available for intravenous administration and also has the advantage of having excellent oral bioavailability.
• Posizolid, which appears to have excellent, targeted bactericidal activity against all common gram-positive bacteria, regardless of resistance to other classes of antibiotics.

File:Tedizolid.svg

Chemical structure of tedizolid

• Tedizolid, (Sivextro) which is approved for acute skin infections
• Radezolid (RX-1741) has completed some phase-II clinical trials.
• Cycloserine is a second line drug against tuberculosis

An oxazolidinone derivative used for other purposes is rivaroxaban, which is approvedby the FDA for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis.

History

Chemical structure of cycloserine

The first ever used oxazolidinone was cycloserine (4-amino-1,2-oxazolidin-3-one), a second line drug against tuberculosis since 1956. Developed during the nineties when several bacterial strains were becoming resistant against such antibiotics as vancomycin. Linezolid (Zyvox) is the first approved agent in the class.

Chemical structure of linezolid

The first commercially available 1,3-oxazolidinone antibiotic was linezolid, discovered and developed by Pharmacia & Upjohn.

Chemical structure of posizolid/AZD2563

In 2002 AstraZeneca introduced posizolid (AZD2563).

See Also

• Oxazolidine - the ring without the carbonyl group
• Oxazolone - the unsaturated analogue

External links

• Synthesis of Oxazolidinones - Recent Literature