Formaldehyde → Ethyl 2-(1-methyl-3-(3-(4-octylphenyl)ureido)pyrrolidin-3-yl)acetate

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To a solution of ethyl 2-(3-(3-(4-octylphenyl)ureido)pyrrolidin-3-yl)acetate (84 mg, 0.2 mmol) in formic acid (2 mL) was added formalin (15 μL, 0.16 mL). The solution was heated to 110° C. for 2 h. The mixture was concentrated and dissolved into CH2Cl2 (25 mL) and washed with sat. bicarbonate (2×5 mL), H2O (5 mL), dried over MgSO4 and concentrated to dryness to give the title compound as a brown oil (29 mg, 35%) MS ESI 418.4 [M+H]+, calcd for [C24H39N3O3+H] 418.30.

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