Abstract
A convenient, safe and cost-effective method for carrying out the key vinylation of 5-ethoxy-2-pyrrolidinone (8) in the preparation of 5-vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone (2) in the presence of potassium carbonate is described. This present procedure is developed by replacing inherently hazardous ethyl magnesium bromide with inexpensive and eco-friendly potassium carbonate. The reaction was performed on a multi-gram scale, with vinyl magnesium bromide as the vinylation reagent, in an 81% yield to give the 5-vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone with excellent purity and without the need for chromatography.
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