Process for preparing 3-pyrrolidinol
US4910320A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 21, 1989 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07D207/12
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for preparing 3-pyrrolidinol having the formula (II): ##STR1## or a salt thereof, which comprises reducing 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyronitrile having the formula (I): ##STR2## to convert said 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyronitrile (I) into said 3-pyrrolidinol (II). According to the present invention, 3-pyrrolidinol, particularly optically active 3-pyrrolidinol can be prepared economically and efficiently.
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