Benzylamine → 1-Benzyl-2,5-dihydropyrrole

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To a solution of 60.0 g of the cis-2-butene derivative solution prepared in Example 1 and 250 g of toluene in a round flask reactor, 171.7 g (1.6 mol) of benzylamine was added dropwise with stirring for 30 min. at ambient temperature. After 2 hours of stirring, the crystallized solid was removed by filtration; 42.0 g of 35% HCl (aq) was added to the filtrate, and then excess benzylamine hydrochloride was removed by filtration or extraction. After the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, 57.0 g of 1-benzyl-3-pyrroline (yield 89.5%) was obtained.

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