Synthesis of oxazolidinylphosphine chalcogenides from aminoethyl vinyl ethers

N-(2-Vinyloxyethyl)phosphinothioamides and -phosphinoselenoamides prepared by oxidative cross-coupling of 2-vinyloxyethylamine with secondary phosphine chalcogenides undergo thermal (75–100 °C) cyclization into the corresponding 3-(diorganylchalcogenophosphoryl)-2-methyl-1,3-oxazolidines in 80–90% yields.