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HRID 911719Generated: October 26, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 1-(2-Chloroethyl)pyrrolidin-2-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant1-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-2-pyrrolidinoneHCID 76980—
Product1-(2-Chloroethyl)pyrrolidin-2-oneHCID 3156650—

Reaction Steps

Add thionyl chloride (5 mL) to 1-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-pyrrolidin-2-one (1.12 mL, 10.0 mmol) dropwise then stir at room temperature for 10 min. Remove solvent in vacuo to give the title compound as an orange oil. MS (ES+) m/z: 148 (M+H)+.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08022062B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_09
ORD IDord-72cf470a6663417a8733faed9d9dd273
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_09