3-Pyrrolidinone

Uses

3-Pyrrolidinones are synthetically versatiles substrate, as they can be used to synthesise a large variety of heterocyclic compounds, such as indoles and 5-deazapteroic acid analogues and as a raw material for drug synthesis. The high reactivity of an active methylene group next to the carbonyl of the pyrrolidine ring is helpful for various syntheses[1].

References

[1] Fathy Abdel-Kader Amer. “Synthesis and reactions of 3-pyrrolidinones.” Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry 45 6 (2009): 1549–1569.