1-Chloroethyl chloroformate → methyl (3R*,4S*)-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)pyrrolidine-3-carboxylate monohydrochloride

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To a solution of the compound (33.4 g) obtained in step 2 in acetonitrile (250 mL) was added ACE-Cl (13.9 g) at room temperature, and the mixture was stirred at 90° C. for 2 hr. The reaction mixture was cooled, and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. Methanol (250 mL) was added to the residue, and the mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 2 hr. The reaction mixture was cooled, and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to give methyl (3R*,4S*)-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)pyrrolidine-3-carboxylate monohydrochloride (26.9 g, 98%) as a pale yellow powder.

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