Hydrogen Bromide → HCID 23361275, compound

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2-(3-Methoxyphenyl)-1-(2-phenylethyl)pyrrolidine and 48% hydrobromic acid (15 ml) were warmed to 105° C. for 3.5 hrs and cooled to ambient temperature. The reaction mixture was neutralized with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, and the mixture was extracted with dichloromethane (2 times). The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography (silica gel, ether). The appropriate fractions were collected and concentrated to afford 1.1 g (96%) of 3-[1-(2-phenylethyl)-2-pyrrolidinyl]phenol.

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