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HRID 1762916Generated: October 25, 2026

Sodium hydride → 1-Benzylpyrrolidine-3-carbaldehyde

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium hydrideHCID 24758—
ReactantSulfoxonium, trimethyl-, iodide (1:1)HCID 74498—
ReactantPhenolate SodiumHCID 4445035—
Reactant(1-Benzylpyrrolidin-3-yl)methanolHCID 5176654—
ReactantDimethylsulfoxonium methylideHCID 6396768—
ReactantHCID 178418287HCID 178418287—
Product1-Benzylpyrrolidine-3-carbaldehydeHCID 4589478—
Product1-Phenylmethyl-alpha-phenoxymethyl-2-pyrrolidinemethanolHCID 20039787—

Reaction Steps

1-Phenylmethyl-3-formylpyrrolidine is prepared from 1-phenylmethyl-3-hydroxymethyl pyrrolidine (source: method of U.S. Pat. No. 3,318,908) by reacting it with pyridinium chlorochromate and converted to the corresponding 3-epoxide using dimethyloxosulfonium methylide obtained by mixing trimethylsulfoxonium iodide and sodium hydride in aprotic solvent. The epoxide is reacted with sodium phenoxide and the reaction mixture is acidified to give 1-phenylmethyl-α-phenoxymethyl-2-pyrrolidinemethanol which is hydrogenated over palladium on carbon to give the free base of the title compound. The free base is converted to the hydrochloride salt as in Example 38.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04835164
Source datasetuspto-grants-1989_05
ORD IDord-00ddace851d442d699fafbac4cf28083
Source noteuspto-grants-1989_05