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Oxazolidine is a five-membered ring compound consisting of three carbon
Carbon

Carbon is a chemical element with chemical symbol C and atomic number 6. As a member of group 14 on the periodic table, it is nonmetallic and tetravalence?making four electrons available to form covalent bond chemical bonds....
s, a nitrogen
Nitrogen

Nitrogen is a chemical element that has the symbol N and atomic number 7 and atomic mass 14.00674?. Elemental nitrogen is a colorless, odorless, tasteless and mostly inert diatomic gas at standard conditions, constituting 78% by volume of Earth's atmosphere....
, a hydrogen
Hydrogen

Hydrogen is the chemical element with atomic number 1. It is represented by the chemical symbol H. At standard temperature and pressure, hydrogen is a colorless, odorless, nonmetallic, tasteless, highly combustion and explosive Diatomic molecule gas with the molecular formula H2....
, and an oxygen
Oxygen

Oxygen no O2 produced; 2) O2 produced, but absorbed in oceans & seabed rock; 3) O2 starts to gas out of the oceans, but is absorbed by land surfaces and formation of ozone layer; 4-5) O2 sinks filled and the gas accumulates]]...
. The oxygen and NH are the 1 and 3 positions, respectively. In oxazolidine derivatives, there is always a carbon between the oxygen and the nitrogen (or it would be an isoxazolidine). All of the carbons in oxazolidines are reduced (compare to oxazole
Oxazole

Oxazole is the parent compound for a vast class of heterocyclic compound aromatic organic compounds. These are azoles with an oxygen and a nitrogen separated by one carbon....
 and oxazoline). Some of their derivatives, the oxazolidinedione
Oxazolidinedione

The following are oxazolidinediones:*paramethadione*trimethadione*ethadione...
s, are used as anticonvulsant
Anticonvulsant

The anticonvulsants are a diverse group of pharmacology used in the treatment of epilepsy seizures. Anticonvulsants are also increasingly being used the treatment of bipolar disorder, since many seem to act as mood stabilizers....
s.

isoxazolidines have two oxazolidine rings, and they are used as reactive diluents in polyurethane
Polyurethane

A polyurethane, commonly abbreviated PU, is any polymer consisting of a chain of organic chemistry units joined by carbamate links. Polyurethane polymers are formed by reacting a monomer containing at least two isocyanate functional groups with another monomer containing at least two alcohol groups in the presence of a catalyst....
 paints.






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Oxazolidine is a five-membered ring compound consisting of three carbon
Carbon

Carbon is a chemical element with chemical symbol C and atomic number 6. As a member of group 14 on the periodic table, it is nonmetallic and tetravalence?making four electrons available to form covalent bond chemical bonds....
s, a nitrogen
Nitrogen

Nitrogen is a chemical element that has the symbol N and atomic number 7 and atomic mass 14.00674?. Elemental nitrogen is a colorless, odorless, tasteless and mostly inert diatomic gas at standard conditions, constituting 78% by volume of Earth's atmosphere....
, a hydrogen
Hydrogen

Hydrogen is the chemical element with atomic number 1. It is represented by the chemical symbol H. At standard temperature and pressure, hydrogen is a colorless, odorless, nonmetallic, tasteless, highly combustion and explosive Diatomic molecule gas with the molecular formula H2....
, and an oxygen
Oxygen

Oxygen no O2 produced; 2) O2 produced, but absorbed in oceans & seabed rock; 3) O2 starts to gas out of the oceans, but is absorbed by land surfaces and formation of ozone layer; 4-5) O2 sinks filled and the gas accumulates]]...
. The oxygen and NH are the 1 and 3 positions, respectively. In oxazolidine derivatives, there is always a carbon between the oxygen and the nitrogen (or it would be an isoxazolidine). All of the carbons in oxazolidines are reduced (compare to oxazole
Oxazole

Oxazole is the parent compound for a vast class of heterocyclic compound aromatic organic compounds. These are azoles with an oxygen and a nitrogen separated by one carbon....
 and oxazoline). Some of their derivatives, the oxazolidinedione
Oxazolidinedione

The following are oxazolidinediones:*paramethadione*trimethadione*ethadione...
s, are used as anticonvulsant
Anticonvulsant

The anticonvulsants are a diverse group of pharmacology used in the treatment of epilepsy seizures. Anticonvulsants are also increasingly being used the treatment of bipolar disorder, since many seem to act as mood stabilizers....
s.

Bisoxazolidines

Bisoxazolidines have two oxazolidine rings, and they are used as reactive diluents in polyurethane
Polyurethane

A polyurethane, commonly abbreviated PU, is any polymer consisting of a chain of organic chemistry units joined by carbamate links. Polyurethane polymers are formed by reacting a monomer containing at least two isocyanate functional groups with another monomer containing at least two alcohol groups in the presence of a catalyst....
 paints. The rings hydrolyze
Hydrolysis

Hydrolysis is a chemical reaction during which one or more water are split into hydrogen and hydroxide ions which may go on to participate in further reactions....
 in the presence of moisture into amine
Amine

Amines are organic compounds and functional groups that contain a base nitrogen atom with a lone pair. Amines are derivative s of ammonia, wherein one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by organic substituents such as alkyl and aryl groups....
 and hydroxyl
Hydroxyl

Hydroxyl in chemistry stands for a molecule consisting of an oxygen atom and a hydrogen atom connected by a covalent bond. The neutral form is a hydroxyl Radical and the hydroxyl anion is called a hydroxide....
 groups, which can then bind with diisocyanates to form the coating.

Isoxazolidines

In an isoxazolidine nitrogen and oxygen occupy positions 1 and 2 in the ring:

Isoxazolidine
It is the saturated relative of Isoxazole
Isoxazole

Isoxazole is an azole with an oxygen atom next to the nitrogen.Isoxazoles are found in some natural products, such as ibotenic acid. Isoxazoles also form the basis for a number of drugs, including the COX-2 inhibitor valdecoxib ....
.

See also

  • Imidazole
    Imidazole

    Imidazole is a organic compound with the formula C3H4N2. This aromatic heterocyclic is classified as an alkaloid....
    , an analog with the oxygen
    Oxygen

    Oxygen no O2 produced; 2) O2 produced, but absorbed in oceans & seabed rock; 3) O2 starts to gas out of the oceans, but is absorbed by land surfaces and formation of ozone layer; 4-5) O2 sinks filled and the gas accumulates]]...
     replaced by a nitrogen.
  • Thiazole
    Thiazole

    Thiazole, or 1,3-thiazole, is a clear to pale yellow flammable liquid with a pyridine-like odor and the molecular formula C3H3NS....
    , an analog with the oxygen replaced by a sulfur.
  • Benzoxazole
    Benzoxazole

    Benzoxazole is an aromatic organic compound with a molecular formula C7H5NO, a benzene-fused oxazole ring structure, and an odor similar to pyridine....
    , where the oxazole is fused to another aromatic ring.
  • Pyrrole
    Pyrrole

    Pyrrole, or pyrrol, is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound, a five-membered ring with the chemical formula carbon4hydrogen4nitrogenH....
    , an analog without the oxygen atom.
  • Furan
    Furan

    Furan, also known as furane and furfuran, is a Heterocyclic compound organic compound. It is typically derived by the thermal decomposition of pentose-containing materials, cellulosic solids especially pine-wood....
    , an analog without the nitrogen atom.
  • Oxazoline, which has only one double bond reduced.
  • Oxazolidinedione
    Oxazolidinedione

    The following are oxazolidinediones:*paramethadione*trimethadione*ethadione...
    , which has two in-cycle keto groups (a carbamate and a lactam).
  • Oxazolidinone, which has an in-cycle carbamate.