p-Toluenesulfonic acid → Pyrrolidine, 1-(6-chloro-3,4-dihydro-2-naphthalenyl)-

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1155 g (6.4 mol) of 6-chloro-3,4-dihydro-2(1H)-naphthalenone were dissolved in 5 l of toluene, 500 g (7.0 mol) of pyrrolidine and subsequently a solution of 26 g (0.14 mol) of p-toluenesulphonic acid in toluene were added dropwise thereto and the mixture was boiled under reflux. When about 120 ml of water had separated, 4 l of toluene were distilled off and the mixture was left to cool slowly. A solid crystallized out. Filtration and washing with acetone gave 1-(6-chloro-3,4-dihydro-2-naphthyl)pyrrolidine of melting point 117°-118°. Concentration of the mother liquor, suspension of the residue in ether, filtration and washing with acetone gave a further portion of the above product of melting point 117°-118°.

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