Pyrrolidine → 4-Pyrrolidin-1-yl-pentanoic acid methyl ester

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Pyrrolidine (3 mL, 36 mmol, 1.2 eq) was dissolved in DCM (50 mL) and methyl levulinate (4 mL, 30 mmol, 1.0 eq) was added. The solution was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour, then Na(OAc)3BH (7.6 g, 36.0 mmol, 1.2 eq) was added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 16 hours, then brine was added, the crude was extracted with DCM and dried. 2.0 g of the title product were obtained (34% yield).

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