CAS: 433683-01-3

Tert-butyl 4-acetyl-2,2-dimethyloxazolidine-3-carboxylate is a conformationally restricted tertiary amine that belongs to the transition class of compounds. It is a crystalline solid with a molecular weight of 258.37 and a formula weight of 258.5. The crystal structure has been determined by X-ray diffraction, revealing that it is planar at all temperatures studied up to its melting point. Tert-butyl 4-acetyl-2,2-dimethyloxazolidine-3-carboxylate was shown to be reactive as a nucleophile in organic synthesis reactions such as the formation of urea derivatives and the coupling of benzaldehyde with bromobenzene in the presence of sodium hydride.