PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF BENZYLOXYPYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF HYDROCHLORIDE SALT POWDER OF OPTICALLY ACTIVE BENZYLOXYPYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE
Provided are: a process for production of a benzyloxypyrrolidine derivative in high yield and safety, and a process for production of a hydrochloride powder of a benzyloxypyrrolidine derivative in high yield and safety; the process for production of a benzyloxypyrrolidine derivative expressed by the general formula (2) [Chemical formula 2], in reacting a pyrrolidinol derivative represented by the general formula (1) [Chemical formula 1] with a benzyl halide derivative in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide, wherein the reaction is carried out in either of the following conditions A or B; condition A: an aprotic polar solvent, and condition B: an aliphatic ether solvent containing a phase transfer catalyst: [Chemical formula 1] [Chemical formula 2]