Chloride → L-Proline, ethyl ester

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Into a 500 ml 3-necked roundbottom flask, was placed a solution of proline (20.0 g, 174. mmol) in EtOH (100 ml). To the above was added thinyl chloride (40 ml). The resulting solution was heated to 70° C., with stirring, for 12 hours. The mixture was concentrated by evaporation. To afford ethyl prolinate that was used without further purification.

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