2,2,2-Trichloroethyl chloroformate → 1-[(3SR,4RS)-4-(3,4-Dichloro-phenyl)-pyrrolidin-3-yl]-ethanone

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To a solution of 1-[(3SR,4RS)-1-benzyl-4-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-pyrrolidin-3-yl]-ethanone 4.00 g (9.20 mmol) dissolved in CH3CN (50 mL) was added 2.48 mL (18.40 mmol) of 2,2,2-trichloroethyl chloroformate and stirring was continued for 3 hours at RT. Volatiles were removed under vacuo, and the residue was dissolved in AcOH (30 mL) before a total of 1.5 g of Zn dust was added portion wise. After three hours at RT, the reaction mixture was filtered on celite, the solvent removed under vacuo, followed by extraction with EtOAc/aq. NaHCO3 (basic pH). The organic phases were dried on Na2SO4 and column chromatography (SiO2, CH2Cl2/MeOH 9:1 to 8:2) yielded 1.50 g (63%) of the title compound as a colorless oil. ES-MS m/e: 258.0 (M+H+).

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