Methyl iodide → 1-Benzyl 3-ethyl 3-methyl-4-oxopyrrolidine-1,3-dicarboxylate

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To the solution of N-benzyloxycarbonyl-4-ethoxycarbonylpyrrolidin-3-one (291 g) in acetone (1.5 l) was added potassium carbonate (200 g), followed by iodomethane (300 mL), and then the solution was refluxed for 3 hr. The reaction mixture was cooled at room temperature, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate: n-hexane=1:6) to obtain the desired compound (237.7 g, 80.7%).

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