1-Acetylpyrrolidine

Uses

1-Acetylpyrrolidine is a useful reagent for the synthesis of disubstituted multifunctional indenes.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Tetrahedron, 52, p. 3403, 1996 DOI: 10.1016/0040-4020(96)00037-3
Tetrahedron Letters, 35, p. 477, 1994 DOI: 10.1016/0040-4039(94)85085-2

Research

A rapid method has been developed for determining phenolic hydroxyl groups in lignins. The method comprises acetylation, selective aminolysis of the phenolic acetyl groups by pyrrolidine (aminolysis), and determination of the resulting 1-acetylpyrrolidine by gas chromatography[1].

References

[1] M?nsson, P. “Quantitative Determination of Phenolic and Total Hydroxyl Groups in Lignins.” 1900. 0.