Tetrahydrofuran → N-[(3R)-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-3-yl]-2,2-dithien-2-ylacetamide

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2,2-dithien-2-ylacetic acid was produced by hydrolysis of 2,2-dithien-2-ylacetic acid methyl ester, previously prepared as described in F. Leonard and I. Ehranthal, J. Am. Chem. Soc, (1951), Vol 73, page 2216. 1.2 g (0.0054 mot) of 2,2-dithien-2-ylacetic acid were dissolved in 25 ml of THF. To this solution were added 0.96 g (0.00594 mol) of 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole and the mixture was refluxed for an hour. The reaction was monitored by TLC following the formation of the imidazolide. When the reaction was completed 0.75 g (0.00594 mol) of (3R)-aminoquinuclidine were added. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 16 h, cooled, diluted with ether and washed with water. The organic layer was extracted with HCl-2N, the acid solution basified with K2CO3 and extracted with CHCl3. The organic phase was dried over Na2SO4 and the solvent was evaporated to obtain 0.60 g of an oil which was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, CHCl3:MeOH:NH4OH 90:10:1 as eluent). Appropriate fractions were combined and evaporated to give 0.31 g of the title product (17.3%).

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