2,4-Dimethoxybenzylamine → 4-methyl-5-oxopyrrolidine-3-carboxylic Acid

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To a solution of 2-methyl-3-methylenesuccinic acid dimethyl ester (9.81 g) in toluene (100 ml) was added 2,4-dimethoxybenzylamine (9.72 g) and the mixture was stirred for 3 days at reflux. This reaction solution was cooled to room temperature and then purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent: n-hexane/chloroform=1/1 to 0/1) to give the titled compound (14.2 g).

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