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 141a as yellow solid (730 mg, 31.7%). MS: [M+H]+ 344.0.

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