1-Boc-3-hydroxymethylpyrrolidine

85310-69-6

24424-99-5

114214-69-6

General procedure for the synthesis of 1-Boc-3-hydroxymethylpyrrolidine from 3-pyrrolidine methanol and di-tert-butyl dicarbonate: 900 g of 3-pyrrolidine methanol was dissolved in 4.5 L of dichloromethane, and 900 g of di-tert-butyl dicarbonate and 1.8 kg of triethylamine were added in slow batch. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for about 5 hours. Upon completion of the reaction, the reaction was quenched by the addition of water. The product 1-Boc-3-hydroxymethylpyrrolidine was isolated and purified by conventional post-treatment methods in 95% yield.