Octylamine → 3-Ethyl-2-oxopyrrolidine-3-carbonitrile

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To a solution of 3-ethyl-1-(4-fluorobenzoyl)-2-oxopyrrolidine-3-carbonitrile (11 g) in THF (80 mL) was added octylamine (8.5 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 60 hr, and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate/hexane) to give the title compound (5.7 g).

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