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HRID 1967341Generated: October 30, 2026

2-Chloro-4-(5-ethyl-3,3-dimethyl-2,4-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl)-3-methylbenzonitrile → Rac-2-chloro-4-[(4r,5r)-5-ethyl-4-hydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl]-3-methylbenzonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-Chloro-4-(5-ethyl-3,3-dimethyl-2,4-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl)-3-methylbenzonitrileHCID 59556898—
ReactantL-SELECTRIDE tetrahydrofuranHCID 131725857—
ProductRac-2-chloro-4-[(4r,5r)-5-ethyl-4-hydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl]-3-methylbenzonitrileHCID 67105260—

Reaction Steps

Using 2-chloro-4-(5-ethyl-3,3-dimethyl-2,4-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl)-3-methylbenzonitrile (310 mg) and lithium tri(sec-butyl)borohydride-THF solution (1.53 mL, 1 mol/L), and in the same manner as in Example 5, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid (yield: 211 mg, 68%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08420694B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_04
ORD IDord-e6644725cae74e2fb16a16e94279780a
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_04