Sulfuric Acid → 1-Benzyl-4-methylpyrrolidin-3-ol

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To a solution of 15.9 g (0.1 mol) of 1-benzyl-3-pyrroline, 12.0 g (0.12 mol) of 98% sulfuric acid, and 60.0 g of THF in a quartz round flask reactor, 45.6 g (0.20 mol) of (NH4)2S2O8 (ammonium peroxydisulfate produced by Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.) was added with stirring and allowed to react for 5 days at room temperature with irradiation by 500 W Xe lamps (UXL-500D xenon lamp produced by Ushio). 300 mL (0.30 mol) of 1 mol/L methyllithium (MeLi) in diethyl ether solution (produced by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.) was continuously added to the reaction mixture and stirred for 5 hours at about 5° C. using an ice-bath. After completion, water was added to destroy excess MeLi at about 5° C. using an ice-bath. Acetone and diethyl ether were evaporated under reduced pressure, and extracted with toluene and water. After the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, 14.5 g of 1-benzyl-4-methyl-3-pyrrolidinol (yield 76.0%) was obtained.

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