A General Access to 2-Silylthiazolidines and Their Reactions Under Fluoride Ion Conditions

2-Trimethylsilylthiazolidines were readily obtained through reaction of aminoethanethiol with (bromomethoxymethyl)trimethylsilane and efficiently N-functionalized with a variety of protecting groups. Such N-protected thiazolidines can then be satisfactorily reacted with several organic electrophiles under fluoride ion conditions, with a clean transfer of the thiazolidine moiety, to afford good yields of 2- functionalized heterocycles.