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HRID 1386021Generated: October 30, 2026

Sodium Cyanide → tert-butyl (2R)-2-(cyanomethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium CyanideHCID 8929—
Reactant(R)-2-Methanesulfonyloxy-methyl-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid, tert-butyl esterHCID 86757172—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Producttert-butyl (2R)-2-(cyanomethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylateHCID 1072717330%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature60 °C

Reaction Steps

To a solution of (R)-2-methanesulfonyloxy-methyl-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid, tert-butyl ester (D3) (90 g, 0.32 mol) in DMF (1200 ml) was added sodium cyanide (24 g, 0.49 mol). Heated to 60° C. overnight. Reaction mixture was concentrated and partitioned between water and ether. The organic phase was dried and concentrated to give the title compound (18 g, 30%) (M-Boc) 110.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06265408B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_07
ORD IDord-e9d3ce2b88874421a88b078b734a74b2
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_07