Ethyl Methanesulfonate → 4-[(5-Chloro-2-pyridinyl)methoxy]-1-(4-{[(3R)-1-ethyl-3-pyrrolidinyl]-oxy}phenyl)-1H-pyridin-2-one

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Ethyl methanesulfonate (0.45 mL) was added to acetonitrile solution of 4-[(5-chloro-2-pyridinyl)methoxy]-1-(4-{[(3R)-3-pyrrolidinyl]oxy}phenyl)-1H-pyridin-2-one (1.65 g, Example 122), and stirred at 80° C. for 2 hours. Additional ethyl methanesulfonate (0.45 mL) was added and stirred at 80° C. for further 2 hours, followed by cooling to room temperature. Chloroform was added to the reaction liquid which then was washed with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution and saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous potassium carbonate. Concentrating the solvent under reduced pressure, the residue was purified on silica gel column chromatography (C-300; methanol:chloroform=1:100-1:10-1:4). The residue was crystallized from mixed solvent of ethyl acetate and heptane to provide the title compound (660 mg).

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