Isobutylene oxide → 3-Butyl-5,5-dimethyl-2-propyl-1,3-oxazolidine

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A mixture of 1 mmol of N-butylidenebutylamine, 2 mmol of 1,2-epoxy-2-methylpropane, 0.05 mmol of Cp*2Sm(THF)2, and 1 ml of tetrahydrofuran was stirred at room temperature for 5 hours. Products in a reaction mixture were isolated through column chromatography to yield 3-butyl-5,5-dimethyl-2-propyl-1,3-oxazolidine in yield of 53%.

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