HCID 19100936, compound → Octahydro-6-methyl-1-(phenylmethyl)pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrrole

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Reaction Steps

16 g (55 mmol) of ethyl 2-benzyl-8-methyl-2,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.0]octane-7-carboxylate are heated under reflux overnight with 50 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid. The mixture is concentrated, and the residue is dissolved in 50 ml of water and rendered alkaline with potassium carbonate. The mixture is extracted five times using 50 ml of chloroform each time, the extracts are dried over K2CO3 and concentrated, and the residue is distilled.

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