Sodium Hydroxide → trans-3-Ethylamino-4-methylthio-pyrrolidine

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6.0 g (22 mmol) of 1-benzoyl-trans-3-ethylamino-4-methylthio-pyrrolidine are stirred vigorously with 22 ml of 5N NaOH at 100° C. for 24 hours, until the conversion is homogeneous. The mixture is then extracted with 3×80 ml of ether and the extract is dried over sodium sulphate and concentrated on a rotary evaporator. The crude product is distilled through a micro-puncture column.

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