Research Article

On the Reactivity of N-tert-Butyl-1,2-Diaminoethane: Synthesis of 1-tert-Butyl-2-Imidazoline, Formation of an Intramolecular Carbamate Salt from the Reaction with , and Generation of a Hydroxyalkyl-Substituted Imidazolinium Salt

Figure 2

Molecular structure of 3. Thermal ellipsoids set at 50% probability. Hydrogen atoms except for those attached to C1 – C3 and O1 are omitted for clarity. Selected bond lengths (Å) and angles (°): C1-N1 1.311(3), N2-C1 1.323(3), C2-C3 1.530(4), N1-C1-N2 114.1(2).