Diethyl Carbonate → HCID 69491010, compound

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370 mg (15.4 mmol) sodium hydride is suspended in 20 ml THF and 911 mg (7.7 mmol) diethylcarbonate is added. The suspension is heated to reflux temperature. A solution of 2.0 g (7.0 mmol) 1-[4-(3-Fluoro-benzyloxy)-phenyl]-pyrrolidin-2-one in 10 ml THF is slowly added into the boiling solution. The mixture is boiled for another 5 hours, then hydrolysed with cold water and washed successively with water, saturated sodium hydrogencarbonate solution, water and saturated sodium chloride solution. Chromatography (silica gel, dichloromethane/ethyl acetate) yields 1.3 g (52%) of a yellowish semisolid. MS: m/e=358.2 (M+H)+.

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