N. Tada, K. Miyamoto, M. Ochiai
Sep 1, 2004
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Abstract
Oxidation of 3-hydroxypiperidine with iodosylbenzene in water afforded 2-pyrrolidinone directly in good yields. The reaction probably involves oxidative Grob fragmentation yielding imino aldehyde, which upon hydrolysis produces 2-pyrrolidinone via a cyclization-oxidation sequence.