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HRID 980936Generated: October 25, 2026

Pyridine → 5-(3-Methoxyphenyl)-1-phenyl-4-(p-toluenesulfonyloxymethyl)pyrrolidin-2-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPyridineHCID 1049—
Reactanto-Toluenesulfonyl chlorideHCID 8623—
Reactant4-Hydroxymethyl-5-(3-methoxyphenyl)-1-phenylpyrrolidin-2-oneHCID 13362003—
Product5-(3-Methoxyphenyl)-1-phenyl-4-(p-toluenesulfonyloxymethyl)pyrrolidin-2-oneHCID 13362004—

Reaction Steps

To 17.2 gm. of 4-hydroxymethyl-5-(3-methoxyphenyl)-1-phenylpyrrolidin-2-one in 35 ml. of dry pyridine was added at 5°-10° 12.2 gm of p toluenesulfonyl chloride over one hour. Workup of the reaction following the procedure given in example 1E provided 17.6 gm of product as a crude oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04639529
Source datasetuspto-grants-1987_01
ORD IDord-979a2669d20645ae8f3c999eb27e595f
Source noteuspto-grants-1987_01