Methyl iodide → 2-{4-[2-(2-Cyclopentyl-4-methoxy-6-oxo-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-ethyl]-2-fluoro-phenyl}-2-methyl-propionitrile

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A magnetically stirring solution of 2-{4-[2-(2-cyclopentyl-4,6-dioxotetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)ethyl]-2-fluorophenyl}-2-methylpropanenitrile (− rotation, 0.15 g, 0.40 mmol) was cooled to 0° C. DBU (0.18 mL, 1.21 mmol) was added followed by MeI (0.076 mL, 1.21 mmol) and reaction was stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was partitioned between 1N HCl and EtOAc. The layers of the resulting reaction mixture were separated and the organic layer was washed with brine (1×10 mL), then dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The crude residue was purified by flash column chromatography (20% EtOAc in Hexanes) to give the desired product as a yellow oil (0.062 g, 41%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 1.18 (d, J=6.5 Hz, 3H), 1.40 (d, J=6.5 Hz, 3H), 1.50-1.78 (m, 8H), 1.94-2.05 (m, 2H), 2.18 (s, 3H), 2.64-2.73 (m, 3H), 3.75 (s, 2H), 5.17 (s, 1H), 6.89-6.97 (m, 2H), 7.35-7.40 (m, 1H). MS (ESI): 386 (M+H).

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