2-Pyrrolidone → HCID 19810994, compound

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Reaction Steps

16.95 cm3 of a 1.6M solution of n-butyllithium in n-hexane is added drop by drop to 2.29 g of 2-pyrrolidinone in solution in 160 cm3 of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran cooled to -30° C., maintaining the temperature at -30° C. After agitation for 30 minutes, the mixture is poured drop by drop into a solution containing 6 g of 4-methylthio-benzenesulphonyl chloride [J. Chem. Soc. (1948) 604] in 10 cm3 of tetrahydrofuran, operating between -30° and -25° C. The whole is left to return to ambient temperature. The solvent is evaporated off under reduced pressure, the residue is taken up in water and the solid is filtered off. After crystallization from isopropanol, 3.80 g of expected product is obtained.

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