Hydrochloric Acid → Ethyl L-prolinate hydrochloride

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of (S)-1-tert-butyl 2-ethyl pyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylate (200 mg, 0.822 mmol) and HCl in 1,4-dioxane (4110 μl, 16.44 mmol) was allowed to stir for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was concentrated to give (S)-ethyl pyrrolidine-2-carboxylate hydrochloride; 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm 1.32 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H) 2.00-2.22 (m, 3H) 2.39-2.48 (m, 1H) 3.49-3.67 (m, 2H) 4.29 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 3H) 9.09 (br s, 1H) 10.98 (br s, 1H).

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