1-Ethyl-3-(3'-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide → 3-Carbamoyl-1-(4-chlorobenzyl)pyrrolidin-2-one

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To a mixture of 4-carboxy-1-(4-chlorobenzyl)pyrrolidin-2-one (5.05 g, 20 mmol), EDCI (2.85 g, 22 mmol), HOBt (2.97 g, 22 mmol) and dichloromethane (100 mL) was added 0.5 Mammonia in dioxane (60 mL, 30 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 15 h and washed with 2 N HCl (3 times) and 2 N NaOH aqueous solution (100 mL×4). The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to afford 3-carbamoyl-1-(4-chlorobenzyl)pyrrolidin-2-one (1.49 g) as a colorless solid.

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