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HRID 2279466Generated: October 31, 2026

Pyrrolidine → (2S)-2-hydroxy-1-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-1-propanone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPyrrolidineHCID 31268—
Reactantmethyl (S)-lactateHCID 94386—
Product(2S)-2-hydroxy-1-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-1-propanoneHCID 1105177699.7%

Reaction Steps

(S)-Methyl 2-hydroxypropanoate (30.0 g, 288 mmol) and pyrrolidine (22.5 g, 317 mmol) were stirred at RT for 3 d. The crude product was purified by passing through a SiO2 plug eluting with 80% EtOAc/hexane to afford 41.1 g (99.6%) (S)-2-hydroxy-1-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)propan-1-one (108).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09133187B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_09
ORD IDord-fe1ba449fc2b4abe88e5ee84c5516a65
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_09