Sodium hydride → (R)-6-bromo-1,2,3,4,9,10a-hexahydro-3a,8,9-triazabenzo[f]azulen-10-one

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A solution of (R)-1-(2-amino-5-bromo-pyridin-3-ylmethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester (6.52 g, 20.8 mmol) in DMSO (200 mL) was treated with NaH (60% dispersion in mineral oil, 0.83 g, 20.7 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 3 h, the mixture was stored in the freezer for 3 d. The mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature, diluted with H2O (400 mL), and extracted with EtOAc (4×200 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with H2O (3×100 mL) and brine (100 mL), dried over Na2SO4, filtered and the solvent was removed in vacuo. Purification by flash column chromatography (silica gel, CH2Cl2,/MeOH, 99:1) gave the title compound (3.94 g, 67%) as an off-white solid: MS (ESI) m/e 282 (M+H)+.

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