Benzylamine → HCID 729944, compound

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A mixture of D(-)-tartaric acid (4.5 g, 30 mmol), benzylamine (3.3 ml, 30,2 mmol) and m-xylene (50 ml) was heated at reflux temperature for 4 hours with simultaneous capture of water. The mixture was cooled to room temperature, filtered and washed with m-xylene twice (2×2 ml) and acetone (10 ml) to give (3S,4S)-1-benzyl-3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-dioxopyrrolidine (5.0 g, yield: 76%) as light yellow crystals.

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