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HRID 547263Generated: October 30, 2026

1-Ethyl pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester → 1-ethyl-L-Proline

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant1-Ethyl pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid benzyl esterHCID 3449739—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Product1-ethyl-L-ProlineHCID 2835471876%

Reaction Steps

A suspension of 1-ethyl pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (1.5 g, 6.43 mmol) and 10% Pd on charcoal in methanol (30 mL) was hydrogenated over 12 h. The reaction mixture was filtered through a pad of celite and the filtrate was concentrated to get title product (700 mg, 76%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07939513B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_05
ORD IDord-1c3ed9e138bd4753a9071095cbb99fee
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_05