Ethanol → Ethyl 2-(4-hydroxy-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)acetate

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A solution of 0.16 g ethyl 2-oxo-4-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)-1-pyrrolidineacetate is dissolved in 5 ml ethanol containing 16 mg pyridinium p-toluenesulphonate. The mixture is heated 4 h at 35°, the ethanol is evaporated and the residue chromatographed on silica. The title compound is obtained as a colourless oil in 62% yield.

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