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HRID 1268373Generated: November 2, 2026

Acetonitrile → 3-Carboxy-1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-pyrrolidinone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetonitrileHCID 6342—
Reactant4-(Trifluoromethyl)anilineHCID 9964—
Reactant1,1-Cyclopropanedicarboxylic acidHCID 69017—
Product3-Carboxy-1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-pyrrolidinoneHCID 1551606138.8%

Reaction Steps

10.0 g of 1,1-cyclopropanedicarboxylic acid and 12.4 g of 4-trifluoromethylaniline were added to 15 ml of acetonitrile, followed by refluxing for 7 hours with heating and stirring. The subsequent operation was conducted in the same manner as in Example 2 to obtain 7.1 g of an intended compound at a yield of 38.8%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06555694B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2003_04
ORD IDord-fe6910e3850d4e9fb582925dc8c69c0b
Source noteuspto-grants-2003_04