Acetic Acid → 5-Benzyl-3-propylpyrrolidin-2-one

HRID 1404437Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1404437 reaction equation
[CH:1](NC(C)C)([CH3:3])[CH3:2].[Li].[CH2:9]([CH:16]1[NH:20][C:19](=[O:21])[CH2:18][CH2:17]1)[C:10]1[CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=1.C(Br)CC.C(O)(=O)C>C1COCC1>[CH2:9]([CH:16]1[NH:20][C:19](=[O:21])[CH:18]([CH2:2][CH2:1][CH3:3])[CH2:17]1)[C:10]1[CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=1

Participants

6

Reactant 4

HCID 176Acetic AcidHCID 78401-BromopropaneHCID 998815-Benzylpyrrolidin-2-OneHCID 45051747Lithium diisopropylamine

Product 1

HCID 498489095-Benzyl-3-propylpyrrolidin-2-one

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent

Conditions

Temperature
-78 °C

Procedure

To a 2 M lithium diisopropylamine solution in THF of −78° C. is added 5-benzylpyrrolidin-2-one and the mixture is stirred for 1.5 hours at −78° C. Then 1-propyl bromide is added and the reaction is stirred for another 1.5 hours at −78° C. The reaction mixture is allowed to warm up to 0° C. before ice-cold water with acetic acid is added and subsequently extracted 3 times with dichloromethane. The dichloromethane is concentrated in vacuo and the residue is dissolved in dichloromethane, washed with saturated NaHCO3 and brine. Crude 5-benzyl-3-propylpyrrolidin-2-one is obtained after removal of the solvents in vacuo. The product is purified by column chromatography.

Workup

  1. stirringthe reaction is stirred for another 1.5 hours at −78° C
  2. additionis added
  3. extractionsubsequently extracted 3 times with dichloromethane
  4. concentrationThe dichloromethane is concentrated in vacuo
  5. dissolutionthe residue is dissolved in dichloromethane
  6. washwashed with saturated NaHCO3 and brine

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-44d7de3c3d584818927c5624dc994c30
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2014_12
Patent number
US08912329B2

Reaction notes

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