Formaldehyde → 4-(2-Bromo-2,2-difluoro-ethyl)-1-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-2-one

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In a 50 ml three necked flask fitted with a magnetic stirrer, under inert atmosphere, a solution of 4-(2-bromo-2,2-difluoro-ethyl)-pyrrolidin-2-one a6 (0.46 g, 2 mmol), paraformaldehyde (0.12 g) and TMSCl (10 ml) is heated at 60° C. for 1 h. The reaction mixture is evaporated to give the crude 4-(2-bromo-2,2-difluoro-ethyl)-1-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-2-one a7 (0.48 g, 92%).

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