Sodium hydride → HCID 44140173, compound

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Sodium hydride (55–65% dispersion in oil, 1.14 g, 28.5 mmol) was added to a suspension of [(S,S,S)-3-(3-chloromethyl-4-fluoro-butyrylamino)-9,10-dimethoxy-1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-2H-pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinolin-2-yl]-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (6.72 g, 13.1 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (95 mL) at r.t., then after 1 h the reaction mixture was poured onto ice and partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried (MgSO4), and evaporated. Chromatography (SiO2, cyclohexane/2-propanol 4:1) afforded [(S,S,S)-3-((S)-4-fluoromethyl-2-oxo-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-9,10-dimethoxy-1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-2H-pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinolin-2-yl]-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (2.40 g, 38%) and the epimer, [(S,S,S)-3-((R)-4-fluoromethyl-2-oxo-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-9,10-dimethoxy-1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-2H-pyrido [2,1-a]isoquinolin-2-yl]-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (2.73 g, 44%).

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