Ethanol → Diethyl 1-Acetyl-5-hydroxy-3-ethylpyrrolidine-2,2-dicarboxylate

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Sodium (4.02 g, 0.175 mol) was dissolved in a stirred solution of diethyl acetamidomalonate (235.4 g, 1.19 mol) in abs EtOH (1.4 L) at ambient temperature under argon. The reaction mixture was cooled to 0° C., and trans-2-pentenal (100 g, 1.08 mol) was added dropwise maintaining the reaction temperature at <5° C. After the addition, the reaction was allowed to warm to room temperature, stirred for 4 h, then quenched with acetic acid (28 mL). The solution was concentrated in vacuo, and the residue dissolved in EtOAc (1.5 L), washed with 10% NaHCO3solution (2×300 mL), brine, and dried (MgSO4). The solution was filtered and concentrated to 700 mL, then heated to reflux and treated with hexane (1 L). On cooling, the title compound precipitated and was collected, mp 106°-109° C. 1H NMR (CD3OD) δ5.65 (d, 1H, J=5 Hz), 4.1-4.25 (m, 4H), 2.7-2.8 (m, 1H), 2.21(s, 3H), 2.10 (dd, 1H, J=6, 13, Hz),1.86-1.97 (m, 2H), 1.27 (t, 3H, J=7 Hz), 1.23 (t, 3H, J=7 Hz), 1.1-1.25 (m, 1H), 0.97 (t, 3H, J=7 Hz).

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