Trimethylsilylacetylene → 3-(4-Ethynylphenoxy)quinuclidine

Under N2, the mixture of the product from Example 1A (800 mg, 2.4 mmol), trimethylsilylacetylene (Aldrich, 392 mg, 4 mmol), Pd(PPh3)4 (Aldrich, 29 mg, 0.025 mmol) and Cul (Strem Chemicals, 10 mg, 0.05 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) was stirred at ambient temperature overnight. DMF then was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was treated with tetrabutyl ammonium fluoride (Aldrich, in THF, 1 M, 5 mL) at room temperature for 3 h. The reaction was monitored with TLC. After the reaction was complete, it was diluted with EtOAc (50 mL) and washed with brine (2×10 mL). The organic solution was concentrated and the title compound was purified by chromatography (SiO2, CH2Cl2:MeOH:NH3 H2O, 90:10:1, Rf. 0.30) as a solid (560 mg, yield, 99%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CD3OD) δ 1.42-1.54 (m, 1H), 1.61-1.87 (m, 2H), 1.93-2.07 (m, 1H), 2.10-2.18 (m, 1H), 2.71-3.00 (m, 5H), 3.19-3.37 (m, 2H), 4.49-4.56 (m, 1H), 6.86 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.37 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H) ppm. MS (DCI/NH3): m/z 228 (M+H)+.