Abstract. Hofmann-Loffler-reaction, starting from 5-amino-tridecane yields pyrrolidine mixtures containing 2-butyl-5-pentyl-pyolidine 1,! mown as a trail pheromone of the Pharao ant. An analogous reaction of 7-amino-pentadecane leads to 2-hexyl-5-pentyl-pyrrolidine 2 as a mixture with an isomer. Definite 2, 5-dialkyl-pyrrolidines are obtained by Seebach alkylation from N-nitrosopyrrolidines eg 1, 2 or 3, the latter with an unsaturated side chain. ...