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2-Pyrrolidone → N-(hydroxyethoxyethoxyethyl)pyrrolidine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-PyrrolidoneHCID 12025—
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
Reactant2-ChloroethoxyethoxyethanolHCID 18350357—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
ProductN-(hydroxyethoxyethoxyethyl)pyrrolidineHCID 5711922576%

Reaction Steps

A total of 295 g of pyrrolidone and 250 g of 2-chloroethoxyethoxyethanol in 750 ml of ethanol was refluxed for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was then treated with 106 g of KOH and refluxed for an additional hour. Filtration and distillation yielded 229 g of N-(hydroxyethoxyethoxyethyl)pyrrolidine (b.p.=145° C. at 3 mm).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04405582
Source datasetuspto-grants-1983_09
ORD IDord-022f33e858d94b358a17e7546382fa75
Source noteuspto-grants-1983_09