“…This hypothesis is consistent with the conformation of the heterocycle observed in the solid state for 3 and 5 ·HCl: due to the presence of the sp 2 ‐hybridized C‐3 atom in 3 , the N atom has a trigonal planar geometry, and the morpholinone adopts a half‐chair conformation , with a puckering amplitude of 0.59(2) Å, favoring the differentiation between α and β faces in the transition state I . Once the alkylation proceeded, and after reduction at C‐3, the chair conformation is restored for the heterocycle in 5 ·HCl, as is observed in the vast majority of morpholinium salts for which X‐ray structures have been determined .…”