Chloroacetyl chloride → (S)-1-(chloroacetyl)-2-pyrrolidinemethanol

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To a solution of 2(S)-hydroxymethylpyrrolidine (25.32 g, 250.3 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (720 mL) under argon was added Et3N (38.0 mL, 273 mmol). After cooling this mixture to -20° C., chloroacetyl chloride (20.0 mL, 251 mmol) was added dropwise over 0.75 h maintaining the reaction temperature at -20°±3° C. The reaction was stirred at ambient temperature for 18 h and evaporated in vacuo. An impurity which precipitated during concentration was removed by filtration. The crude product was purified by chromatography (silica gel, 1:39 to 1:19 MeOH/CH2Cl2) to give the title compound as a yellow oil.

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