(Z)-3-cyclopentyl-3-(4-(7-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)acrylonitrile → (S)-3-Cyclopentyl-3-(4-(7-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)propanenitrile

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A solution of (Z)-3-cyclopentyl-3-(4-(7-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)acrylonitrile (19, 116 mg) in methylene chloride (CH2Cl2, 4.0 mL) in a pressure glass tube was treated with the catalyst [Ru(p-cymene) (S-C3-TunePhos)Cl]Cl (8.5 mg) under nitrogen before the reaction mixture was pressurized with hydrogen gas to 60 bar pressure. The reaction mixture was stirred at 75° C. under this hydrogen pressure for 19 h. When HPLC analysis showed that the substrate was completely consumed, the reaction mixture was cooled down to room temperature. The enantiomeric excess of the reaction mixture was determined to be 34.1% ee (67.05% of the first peak, (S)-20; 32.95% of the second peak, (R)-20) by chiral HPLC analysis. The reaction mixture was then filtered through a thin silica gel pad and the pad was washed with methylene chloride (CH2Cl2, 5 mL). The filtrate was then concentrated under reduced pressure to dryness. The resultant foamy solid (107 mg) was analyzed by chiral HPLC analysis and result showed a 34.1% of enantiomeric excess favoring the first peak (67.05% of the first peak, (S)-20; 32.95% of the second peak, (R)-20).

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