Hydrochloric Acid → 5-Acetylpyrrolidin-2-one

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In a round bottom flask, Compound 5 (2.2 g, 13×10−3 mol) is treated with a solution of K2CO3 (5.6 g, 40×10−3 mol, in 20 mL of water), with magnetic stirring at room temperature. The progress of the reaction is followed by TLC (eluent: ethyl acetate/methanol, 98/2). After stirring for 3.5 hrs, the reaction is complete. The reaction mixture is neutralized (pH=7) by adding 1N hydrochloric acid and then freeze-dried for 16 hrs. The organic residue is then extracted with CH2Cl2 (40 mL), filtered and then concentrated under reduced pressure to provide a brown viscous liquid. Purification was carried out on a silica gel column (eluent: ethyl acetate/methanol, 98/2). Compound 6 is obtained after such purification as a white powder.

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