Process for preparing an n-substituted-2-oxazolidinone
AssigneeHuntsman Petrochemical Corporation
InventorsHui ZHOU, Howard P. KLEIN
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Abstract
A process for preparing an N-substituted-2-oxazolidinone by reacting a cyclic carbonate and an N-substituted ethanolamine in the presence of an alkali carbonate catalyst to form the N-substituted-2-oxazolidinone.
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A process for preparing an N-substituted-2-oxazolidinone comprising reacting a cyclic carbonate with an N-substituted ethanolamine in the presence of an alkali carbonate catalyst to form a reaction product comprising the N-substituted-2-oxazolidinone.
A process for preparing an N-substituted-2-oxazolidinone comprising reacting a cyclic carbonate with an N-substituted ethanolamine in the presence of an alkali carbonate catalyst to form a reaction product comprising the N-substituted-2-oxazolidinone and one or more by-products and subjecting the reaction product to a separation technique to remove at least a portion of the one or more by-products.
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