Water → 3-Butyl-5,5-dimethylthiazolidin-2-imine

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A mixture of 2,2-dimethyl-thiirane (TCI, 1.5 g, 17 mmol), N-butyl-cyanamide (1.7 g, 17 mmol) (prepared as described in Ross J. Med. Chem. 1979, 22; 412) and potassium carbonate (2.4 g, 17 mmol) in 2-butanone (15 mL) was heated to 80° C. overnight. The mixture was poured into water, and extracted twice with ethyl acetate. The combined organic extracts were dried over Na2SO4, filtered, concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 2.11 g of the title compound.

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