Patent ID: 7074960

Claim:
A process for performing an imino-ene reaction, by reacting a compound of formula (III) in which X is NR 3 , R 3 is hydrogen, alkyl (C1â€“C10), aryl or a removable leaving group, R 4 is hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl (C1â€“C10), cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, aryl or alkoxyl and R 5 is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl (C1â€“C10), cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, aryl, carbonyl or carboxyl with an alkene in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst comprising zeolite Y exchanged or impregnated with copper ions and treated with a 4,4â€²-disubstituted bis(oxazoline).