Ammonia → 3-Carbamoyl-1-(4-chlorobenzyl)pyrrolidin-2-one

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To a mixture of 4-carboxy-1-(4-chlorobenzyl)pyrrolidin-2-one (5.05 g, 20 mmol), EDCI (2.85 g, 22 mmol), HOBt (2.97 g, 22 mmol) and dichloromethane (100 mL) was added 0.5 M ammonia indioxane (60 mL, 30 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 15 h and washed with 2N HCl (3 times) and 2 N NaOH aqueous solution (100 mL×4). The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to afford 3-carbamoyl-1-(4-chlorobenzyl)pyrrolidin-2-one (1.49 g) as a colorless solid.

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