Formaldehyde → HCID 15086796, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 250 mg of (S)-3-methoxy-1-(2-propynyl)-2-pyrrolidinone, 3.0 ml of dioxane, 0.3 ml of acetic acid, 0.15 g of piperidine, 75 mg of paraformaldehyde and 10 mg of cuprous chloride was heated at reflux for 1 hour then cooled to 0° C. and basified with 1N sodium hydroxide. This mixture was extracted with dichloromethane. The dichloromethane solution was washed with brine, dried and concentrated, giving the desired product, [α]D2 =-43° (dichloromethane).

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