A Novel Oxazolidine Derivative from Xylose and Urea

Abstract

Reaction of equiraolecular amounts of xylose and urea in D₂O at 68 °C, monitored by ¹³C NMR, gave a six carbon xylofuranosyl derivative as the major product. No intermediate in the formation of this monomeric compound was detected. The xylofuranosyl derivative was subsequently isolated and purified from a six week 0.1 molar reaction of xylose and urea in H₂O. Its structure, α-d-xylo-furano1,2-d]oxazolidin-2-one 1, was confirmed by elemental analysis, ¹H coupled and decoupled ¹³C NMR, ¹H NMR, IR and DCI-MS. The ¹H NMR and GC-MS (El, DCI) of the N-acetyl-di-O-acetyl derivative 2 were in agreement with structure 1.