Ethanol → 2-Oxopyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid

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Reaction Steps

To 0.50 g (3.18 mmol) 2-oxo-pyrollidine-carboxylic acid ethyl ester in 10 mL EtOH are added 5 mL aq. NaOH (1M) solution. The reaction mixture is stirred at r.t. for 3 h. The EtOH is removed in vacuo and the residue is diluted with water and acidified with aq. HCl (2M) solution. The resulting precipitate is filtered and dried.

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