We report on the
reaction of ethylene-terminated heteroatoms (C
2
X; X = N,
O, and S) with CS
2
/CO
2
using
Mukaiyama reagent (2-chloro-1-methylpyridinium iodide, CMPI) as a
promoter for the preparation of imidazolidin-2-one, oxazolidin-2-one,
1,3-dioxolan-2-one, 1,3-dithiolan-2-one, and their thione counterparts
at ambient temperature and pressure. Spectroscopic measurements,
viz.
,
1
H/
13
C nuclear magnetic resonance
(NMR) and
ex situ
attenuated total reflectance-Fourier
transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy methods verified the reaction
of CS
2
/CO
2
with the ethylene-based substrates
and subsequently the formation of cyclic products. The experimental
data indicated the formation of the
enol
-form of
imidazolidin-2-one and oxazolidin-2-one, while the
keto
-form was obtained for their thione correspondents. Furthermore,
density functional theory calculations revealed the stability of the
keto
- over the
enol
-form for all reactions
and pointed out the solvent effect in stabilizing the latter.