Benzyl Chloride → 1-Phenylmethyl-2-(3-methoxyphenyl)pyrrolidine

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To a solution of 2-(3-methoxyphenyl)pyrrolidine (3.0 g) in dry acetonitrile (70 ml) was added milled potassium carbonate (3.7 g) followed by benzyl chloride (2.2 g) at ambient temperature, under nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 5 hrs, warmed under reflux for 2 hrs, and cooled to ambient temperature. The reaction mixture was filtered through a pad of celite, and the solids washed with ethyl acetate. The combined filtrates were concentrated to give 4.3 g (96%) of 1-phenylmethyl-2-(3-methoxyphenyl)pyrrolidine.

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