Ethanolamine → 1-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-2,5-dimethylpyrrole

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A mixture of hexan-2,5-dione (5 g), ethanol amine (26.7 g) and pivalic acid (23.26 g) in a solvent mixture containing n-heptane: tetrahydrofuran: toluene (4:1:1, 50 mL) was refluxed with stirring at 110-120° C. Water formed during the reaction was removed azeotropically during 3 to 4 hrs. The reaction mixture was cooled and the solvent was removed. The residue obtained was dissolved in dichloromethane (30 mL), washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution (30 mL), water (30 mL), and then with brine (30 mL), dried (Na2SO4) and the solvent was evaporated. The crude compound obtained as an oily mass, was purified by column chromatography (silica gel 100-200), using ethyl acetate:hexane (2:8) as an eluent to obtain the title compound.

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