Formaldehyde → 1-(4-Chlorophenyl)-3-(4-(2-methoxyethyl)piperazin-1-yl)methyl-2-pyrrolidinone

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3.0 g of 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-carboxy-2-pyrrolidinone and 2.32 g of 4-(2-methoxyethyl)piperazine were mixed with 6 ml of methanol. Thereto was added 0.465 g of 80% paraformaldehyde. The mixture was subjected to a reaction for 10.5 hours under refluxing and then cooled to room temperature. Thereto was added 10 ml of methanol, and the insolubles were removed by filtration. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was mixed with 15 ml of water. The resulting crystals were collected by filtration and washed with 3 ml of 95% aqueous methanol twice to obtain 3.42 g of 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-[4-(2-methoxyethyl)piperazine-1-yl]methyl-2-pyrrolidinone.

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