4-Ethylaniline → 1-(4-Ethylphenyl)-2-oxopyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid

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A mixture of 4-ethylaniline (1.1 mL; 8.73 mmol) and 6,6-dimethyl-5,7-dioxaspiro[2.5]octane-4,8-dione (0.5 g; 2.94 mmol) in ethanol (3 mL) was irradiated in a microwave oven for 3 minutes at 100° C. and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude material was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (eluent 10 to 80% ethyl acetate in heptane with 5% acetic acid) to afford 1-(4-ethylphenyl)-2-oxopyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid 0.453 g (67%).

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