Trifluoroacetic anhydride → 6-{4-[6-(4-Fluoro-phenyl)-2-(2-(R)-methyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyrimidin-4-yl]-3-(R)-methyl-piperazin-1-yl}-5-methyl-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester

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To a cold solution (0° C.) of 6-hydroxy-5-methyl-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester (Adamczyk et. al. (2002) Tetrahedron 58:6951-6963) (167 mg, 1.0 mmol) in CHCl3 (15 mL), add trifluoroacetic anhydride (423 mg, 1.5 mmol) dropwise followed by TEA (202 mg, 2.0 mmol). Stir the mixture for 1 h. Dilute with CHCl3, wash with sat. NaHCO3, dry the organic layer (Na2SO4) and concentrate under reduced pressure. Mix the residue with 4-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-6-(2-(R)-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-2-(2-(R)-methyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyrimidine (426 mg, 1.2 mmol) and DIEA (129 mg, 1.0 mmol) in DMA. Heat the mixture at 100° C. for 16 h. Dilute with water, extract with EtOAc, and wash with brine. Dry the organic layer (Na2SO4) and concentrate under reduced pressure. Purify the residue by flash column eluting with EtOAc-Hexanes (1:5) to afford the title compound.

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