Dichloromethane → 1-[(3S)-3-hydroxypyrrolidin-1-yl]propan-1-one

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(S)-Pyrrolidin-3-ol (10.0 g, 81.0 mmol), triethylamine (23.6 mL, 170.0 mmol) and CH2Cl2 (150 mL) were combined in a pear-shaped flask to give a beige suspension. The mixture was cooled to −10° C. and propionyl chloride (7.06 mL, 81.0 mmol) was added dropwise over 15 min, maintaining the temperature between −10 to 0° C. The resulting beige suspension was stirred for 2 h at 0° C. MeOH (9.8 mL) was added and the mixture allowed to warm to room temperature then stirred for 1 h to give a brown solution. The mixture was evaporated in vacuo to give a beige residue which was stirred in diethylether (200 mL) and filtered. The filtrate was evaporated in vacuo to give 1-((S)-3-hydroxy-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-propan-1-one as a yellow oil (11.23 g, 95% yield). 1H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6, 298 K): δ ppm 0.92-1.02 m, 3H) 1.67-1.97 (m, 2H) 2.13-2.28 (m, 2H) 3.18-3.52 (m, 4H) 4.17-4.32 (m, 1H) 4.85-4.97 (m, 1H). LCMS: [M+H]+=144.0

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