5-Halomethyl-3-nitrooxazolidines react with alkylamines to give 5-alkylaminomethyl-3-nitrooxazolidines which are readily nitrated at the exocyclic nitrogen atom.
A method was developed for the preparation of functionally substituted N-nitrooxazolidines and N-nitrotetrahydro-1,3-oxazines by nitration of the products obtained in the reactions of N-(2-hydroxyalkyl)- and N-(3-hydroxyalkyl)sulfamates with formaldehyde.