Abstract
A convergent and efficient synthesis of linezolid was developed using the cycloaddition of commercially available (R)-epichlorohydrin with morpholine substituted phenylisocyanate catalysed by MgI2 or MgBr2 etherate as the key step in the 50% overall yield.
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