Electrochemically generated tetraethylammonium peroxydicarbonate (TEAPC) an
d tetraethylammonium carbonate (TEAC) react under very mild conditions, wit
h 1,2-amino alcohols affording, after addition of tosyl chloride, the corre
sponding oxazolidin-2-ones in fair to good yields. (C) 1999 Elsevier Scienc
e Ltd. All rights reserved.