Ethyl 2-oxopyrrolidine-1-acetate → cis-N-[2-(2,6-dimethyl-1-piperidinyl)ethyl]-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetamide

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A mixture of 17.1 g. of ethyl 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetate (U.S. Pat. No. 3,459,738) and 25.4 g. of cis-2-(2,6-dimethyl-1-piperidinyl)ethylamine (U.S. Pat. No. 3,446,811) is heated at 95°-100° C. for 16 hours. The excess cis-2-(2,6-dimethyl-1-piperidinyl)ethylamine is evaporated at reduced pressure and the residue is fractionated. The product, cis-N-[2-(2,6-dimethyl-1-piperidinyl)ethyl]-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetamide, is obtained as an oil, b.p. 178°-183° C./0.15 mm., which crystallizes on standing; m.p. 93°-94.5° C. after two crystallizations from ethyl acetate-pentane.

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