RESEARCHOXAZOLIDINE DERIVATIVES FROM NATURAL C 2 -C 5 MERCAPTANS. SYNTHESIS AND USE V. I. Kelarev, V. N. Koshelev, V. I. Latyuk, and K. D. Korenev UDC 542.953:547.729.7:547.841 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ I. M. Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas.of N-substituted β-amino alcohols with βand γ-alkylthioketones. They were tested as oxidation inhibitors for blended diesel fuels. Some of these compounds, added in small amounts to OMI industrial inhibitor, can significantly increase its effectiveness in thermal stabilization of this fuel.In continuing the research on synthesis of alkylthioalkyl derivatives of five-and six-member heterocycles using the C 2 -C 5 natural mercaptan fraction as key compounds [1-4], we obtained di-, tri-, and tetra-substituted oxazolidines containing alkylsulfide groups in the α-, β-, or γ-position to the ring. Compounds of this type could be interesting as stabilizers and additives to hydrocarbon fuels and lube oils [5], corrosion inhibitors, fungicides, plant growth regulators, and inhibitors of biodegradation of organic materials.Cyclocondensation of N-substituted b-amino alcohols with carbonyl compounds is the most convenient method of obtaining N-substituted oxazolidines [6,7]. N-substituted 1-amino-3-alkylthio-2-propanols (Ia-f), β-alkylthioketones (IIa-c), and 5-alkylthio-2-pentanones (III), synthesized from C 2 -C 5 mercaptan fractions, were used as the initial compounds in the present study [8,9]. This fraction was separated from Orenburg Gas Processing Plant odorant and contains 94.5 vol. % C 2 -C 5 mercaptans, where 1-propanethiol (20.5 vol. %), 2-propanethiol (38.5 vol. %), and 2-methyl-1-propanethiol (23 vol. %) predominate. The initial N-substituted b-amino alcohols (Ia-f) were synthesized with 72-84% yields (Table 1) by reacting a mixture of 1-alkylthio-3-chloro-2-propanols (IV) [8] with primary aliphatic and aromatic amines in 2-propanol at 50-60°C for 6-7 h using an aqueous solution of the base as an acceptor for the hydrogen chloride separated. As a result of condensation of equimolecular quantities of β-amino alcohols Ia-f and paraform (or the corresponding