2,4-Oxazolidinedione

2,4-Oxazolidenedione
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 1,3-Oxazolidine-2,4-dione
	Other names 2,4-Oxazolidenedione
Identifiers
CAS Number	2346-26-1 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	87905 ;
PubChem CID	97389;
UNII	R22D15229R ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID60894083 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C3H3NO3/c5-2-1-7-3(6)4-2/h1H2,(H,4,5,6) Key: COWNFYYYZFRNOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1S/C3H3NO3/c5-2-1-7-3(6)4-2/h1H2,(H,4,5,6); Key: COWNFYYYZFRNOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES O=C1NC(=O)OC1;
Properties
Chemical formula	C3H3NO3
Molar mass	101.061 g·mol−1
Appearance	white solid
Melting point	89–90 °C (192–194 °F; 362–363 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

2,4-Oxazolidinedione is an organic compound with the formula HN(CO)₂OCH₂. It is a white solid. It is the parent structure for a variety anticonvulsant drugs. The parent compound itself is obtained by treating chloroacetamide with bicarbonate.^[2]

References

^ Traube, Wilhelm; Ascher, Richard (1913). "Über das Isohydantoin 2-Imino-4-keto-tetrahydro-oxazol und seine Homologen" [About the isohydantoin (?) of 2-imino-4-keto-tetrahydro-oxazole and its homologues]. Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft (in German). 46 (2): 2077–2084. doi:10.1002/cber.191304602124.
^ Cesa, Stefania; Mucciante, Vittoria; Rossi, Leucio (1999). "Tetraethylammonium hydrogen carbonate in organic synthesis: Synthesis of oxazolidine-2,4-diones". Tetrahedron. 55: 193–200. doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(98)01025-4.