An efficient methodology is developed involving a metal-free oxidation of cis or trans-trisubstituted oxazolidin-2-ones in the presence of NBS under light irradiation for the synthesis of N-alkyl oxazol-2-one-5-carboxylates. The mild conditions employed enable the efficient and rapid synthesis of a variety of those compounds in satisfactory yields.
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