Novel method for producing 5-aryloxymethyl-2-oxazolidinones

摘要

The present invention provides a method for making 5-aryloxymethyl-2-oxazolidinone and derivatives thereof having the general formula of: <CHEM> wherein R1 and R2 are hydrogen, alkyl, or alkoxyl group and wherein the alkyl or alkoxyl group contains no more than three carbon atoms in straight or branched chain. The invention involves the fusion of a triglycidyl isocyanurate (TGIC) with an unsubstituted or a mono- or di-substituted phenol. <IMAGE>