An asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of 2-oxazolones in the presence of a chiral diamine ruthenium catalyst with potassium formate as a hydrogen source and potassium carbonate as an additive in 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol is described. A series of chiral 2-oxazolidinones were obtained with 29%–95% yields and 86%–>99% ee's. Furthermore, gram-scale synthesis of chiral 2-oxazolidinone and its downstream derivatizations