Pyrrolidine → 1-[(4-ethenylphenyl)methyl]-pyrrolidine

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Reaction Steps

A 1 L (liter) round bottom flask was charged with hexane (400 mL) and 4-vinylbenzyl chloride (104.4 g, 0.68 moles). The reaction flask was placed into an ice/water bath and stirred with a magnetic stir bar. Two equivalents of pyrrolidine (130 g, 1.37 moles) were added over the course of 1 hour. After completed addition the ice/water bath was removed and the reaction was stirred at room temperature overnight. Solids were removed via vacuum filtration and volatiles were removed under vacuum to render the product in quantitative yield.

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