Fe(II)-Iminopyridine Catalyst for the Regioselective Synthesis of Oxazolidinones Using Carbon Dioxide

This study presents the application of a novel Fe-iminopyridine catalyst for the regioselective synthesis of oxazolidinones from carbon dioxide and aziridines. Our findings demonstrate that the Fe-iminopyridine catalyst containing imidazole functional group offers promising efficiency and facilitates a sustainable approach to green chemical synthesis at 50 °C and 10 bar CO pressure in a single-component Fe catalyst system. Various aziridines with carboxylic acid-derived substituents were transformed into 5-carbonyl substituted oxazolidinone products. The regioselective synthesis of oxazolidinones followed by the reduction enhances their utility for the pharmaceutically valuable compounds.