Abstract
N-Arylethylenimines react with ethylene oxide in the presence of tetraethylammonium bromide with the formation of N-arylmorpholines. In a number of cases, N,N'-diarylpiperazines were isolated as by-products. Ethylene sulfide does not react with N-arylethylenimines.
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Sineokov, A.P., Gladysheva, F.N., Étlis, V.S. et al. Cleavage reactions of the aziridine ring. Chem Heterocycl Compd 6, 439–440 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00478385
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