Cesium carbonate → 4-chloro-2-(7,7-dimethyl-1-oxo-1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-2H-cyclopenta(4,5)pyrrolo(1,2-a)pyrazin-2-yl)nicotinaldehyde

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A 100-mL single-neck round-bottomed flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer and a reflux condenser was charged with 2-bromo-4-chloronicotinaldehyde 103a (3.0 g, 13.6 mmol), 4,4-dimethyl-1,10-diazatricyclo[6.4.0.02,6]dodeca-2(6),7-dien-9-one 107e (1.84 g, 9.0 mmol), tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) (826 mg, 0.9 mmol), XantPhos (1.04 mg, 1.8 mmol), Cs2CO3 (5.8 g, 18.0 mmol), and 1,4-dioxane (40 mL). After three cycles of vacuum/argon flush, the mixture was heated at 90° C. for 5 h. It was then cooled to room temperature and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure and the resulting residue was recrystallized from ethyl acetate to afford 108a as a yellow solid (730 mg, purity: 99%; yield: 31.7%). MS: [M+H] 344.0.

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