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HRID 383480Generated: October 25, 2026

Pyrrolidine → 4-(Pyrrolidin-1-yl)furan-2(5H)-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPyrrolidineHCID 31268—
Reactant(+-)-3-Methyl-2,4(3H,5H)-furandioneHCID 544553—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product4-(Pyrrolidin-1-yl)furan-2(5H)-oneHCID 13402454—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of methyl tetronate (2.0 g, 17.5 mmol) and pyrrolidine (4.0 mL, 48 mmol) in EtOH (20 mL) was heated at reflux for 2 hours. The mixture was cooled to room temperature, and evaporated to dryness. The resulting solid was recrystallized with benzene/hexanes to give 4-pyrrolidin-1-ylfuran-2(5H)-one as white crystals. Yield: 2.60 g, 96%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08367664B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_02
ORD IDord-20c3bfe06a3b48b09533e9b3e1c3aee9
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_02