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HRID 1967339Generated: October 31, 2026

4-(5-Ethyl-3,3-dimethyl-2,4-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzonitrile → Rac-4-[(4r,5r)-5-ethyl-4-hydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl]-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-(5-Ethyl-3,3-dimethyl-2,4-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzonitrileHCID 59557005—
ReactantL-SELECTRIDE tetrahydrofuranHCID 131725857—
ProductRac-4-[(4r,5r)-5-ethyl-4-hydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl]-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzonitrileHCID 67105642—

Reaction Steps

Using 4-(5-ethyl-3,3-dimethyl-2,4-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzonitrile (120 mg) and lithium tri(sec-butyl)borohydride-THF solution (0.555 mL, 1 mol/L), and in the same manner as in Example 5, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid (yield: 76 mg, 63%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08420694B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_04
ORD IDord-8e0014feb66e42ea96cc80f4a2251da9
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_04