New nitrogen-containingα-oxides

N-(2,3-Epoxypropyl)-α-pyrrolidone and N-(2,3-epoxypropyl)-α-suecinimide have been obtained for the first time. It has been shown that N-(2,3-epoxypropyl)-α-pyrrolidone readily reacts with ammonia and diethylamine to form the corresponding amino alcohols.