HCID 18340730, compound → Methyl 3-[(1,1-dimethylethoxy)carbonyl]-5-oxo-3-pyrrolidineacetate

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To a solution in methanol (70 mL) of the compound (5.00 g) obtained in step (1) above, a Raney nickel catalyst (about 7.5 g) was added. The mixture was stirred at 70° C. for 8 hours in a hydrogen atmosphere with 0.4 megapascals (MPa). After being cooled to room temperature, the reaction mixture was filtered through Celite (registered trademark) and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. To the resulting residue, diethyl ether (50 mL) and hexane (10 mL) were added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 15 minutes. The resulting precipitate was recovered by filtration to give tert-butyl 3-(2-methoxy-2-oxoethyl)-5-oxopyrrolidine-3-carboxylate as a colorless solid (1.75 g).

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