2-Pyrrolidone → Ethyl 3-bromo-2-oxo-3-phenylpropanoate

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39.3 g (0.08 mole) of pyrrolidone hydrotribromide (PHT) are introduced portionwise at approximately 10° C. into a solution of 13.9 g (0.072 mole) of ethyl 2-oxo-3-phenylpropanoate (described by E. L. Eliel et al. J. Org. Chem. 37, 505, 1972) in 250 ml of tetrahydrofuran (THF) and 6.1 g (0.072 mole) of 2-pyrrolidone. The temperature of the mixture is allowed to return to 20° C. and the mixture is then heated to 50° C. for 1 h. The mixture is cooled and then poured onto ice. The mixture is extracted with ether and the organic phase washed with water, dried with MgSO4, filtered and evaporated. 18 g of oil are obtained, which is used in the crude state for the next stage of the reaction.

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