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HRID 458020Generated: October 26, 2026

Water → 4-(Hydroxymethyl)-1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]pyrrolidin-2-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantMethyl 1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-5-oxopyrrolidine-3-carboxylateHCID 4093874—
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product4-(Hydroxymethyl)-1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]pyrrolidin-2-oneHCID 13422559—

Reaction Steps

NaBH4 (15 g, 0.081 mol) was added in portions to ester 79 in ethanol (600 mL) at room temperature. After 4.5 hours water (˜200 mL) was carefully added to the reaction and the solution stirred at room temperature overnight. The resultant solid was removed by filtration and the filtrate concentrated to give alcohol 80 as an oil. 15.33 g, 81%. MS, m/z (relative intensity): 235 [M+H, 100%].

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07189747B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2007_03
ORD IDord-d710770dbbb94e9eb465409b61058f5b
Source noteuspto-grants-2007_03