Bildung von 2-(1-Methyl-1, 4, 5, 6-tetrahydropyridyl-3)-2-oxazolin-4-on aus 1-Methyl-1, 4, 5, 6-tetrahydronicotinsäureamid und Bromessigsäureäthylester und seine Überführung in O-(1-Methylnipecotinoyl)glykolsäureamid via das dazu tautomere Cyclol

The main product of the reaction between 1-methyl-1, 4, 5, 6-tetrahydronicotin-amide and ethyl bromoacetate is shown to be the 2-(1-methyl-1, 4, 5, 6-tetrahydropyridyl-3)-2-oxazoline-4-one which on partial hydrogenation followed by reaction with alkali affords O-(1-methylnipecotinoyl)glycolic amide, presumably via the tautomeric cyclol.