Boron trifluoride → HCID 66995201, compound

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2-Pyrrolidinone (4.47 g, 52.5 mmol) was mixed with THF (25 mL) and cooled to −78° C. Butyllithium (1.6 M in hexanes) (32.8 mL, 52.5 mmol) was added slowly then and the mixture was agitated for 10 minutes. Boron trifluoride ethereate (6.59 mL, 52.5 mmol) was added dropwise, followed by dropwise addition of epichlorohydrin (4.11 mL, 52.5 mmol). The resulting mixture was allowed to warm up overnight, then cooled and quenched with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, and extracted 3 times with ethyl acetate. The extracts were washed with brine, dried and evaporated to give ˜4 g of crude oil. The crude oil was purified by chromatography on silica gel, eluting with 1-2% methanol/dichloromethane, to provide the title compound (1.53 g, 16.4% yield) as clear oil.

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