(4-Fluoro-phenyl)-(5-{(S)-1-[(R)-1-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-ethyl]-pyrrolidin-2-yl}-pyridin-3-yl)-methanone → ((S)-5-pyrrolidin-2-yl-pyridin-3-yl)-methanone

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A solution of (4-fluoro-phenyl)-(5-{(S)-1-[(R)-1-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-ethyl]-pyrrolidin-2-yl}-pyridin-3-yl)-methanone (4) (3.3 g, 8.17 mmole) in 5 mL of TFA is heated at 100° C. in a microwave reactor for 30 minutes. The result solution is concentrated to remove TFA. The residue is diluted with 100 mL of CH2Cl2, and basified by washing with 5 mL of saturated sodium bicarbonate. The organic layer is concentrated and purified by flash column chromatography (CH2Cl2 100% to CH2Cl2 80% MeOH 20% gradient in 30 minutes) to give 4-fluoro-phenyl)-((S)-5-pyrrolidin-2-yl-pyridin-3-yl)-methanone (5) (1.57 g, yield 71%) as a light brown viscose liquid.

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