1 Electronic Supplemental Information (ESI) Transition metal and base free synthesis of 2-aryl-2-oxazolines from aldehydes with β-amino alcohols catalyzed by Potassium Iodide C. Uma Maheswari, 1 * G. Sathish Kumar 2 and M. Venkateshwar 2 1. Department of Chemistry, Center for Nanotechnology and advanced Biomaterials (CeNTAB), School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA University, Thanjavur-613401, India 2. Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500607, India. Tel.: +91 - (4362) 304346; Fax: +91-(4362)-264111. E-mail: umamaheswaric@scbt.sastra.edu; uma.cchem@gmail.com Table of contents 1. General information………………………………………………………...2 2. Experimental section…………………………………………………............2 3. Spectroscopic data of products and Copies of 1 H NMR, 13 C NMR and GC- MS for Products …………………………………….………………………..4 4. References ……………………………………………………………….…...34 Electronic Supplementary Material (ESI) for RSC Advances. This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2014