Reaction #79486

Reaction equation

n-butyl α-isocyanopropionate

tri-n-butylamine

→

4-methyl-5-n-butoxyoxazole

Solvents

monochlorobenzene

Conditions

Procedure

A continuously operated dividing wall column (4.8 m×64 mm) packed with 3×3 mm V2A Raschig rings and a dividing wall of height 2.4 m having 60 theoretical plates was charged with a mixture of 13.1% by weight of n-butyl α-isocyanopropionate (R1 =n-butyl, R2=methyl), 32.2% by weight of monochlorobenzene and 50.1% by weight of tri-n-butylamine.

Source