Methyl(4-aminophenoxy)acetate → methyl 2-[4-[[2-(3-chlorophenyl)-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[b]pyridin-4-yl]amino]phenoxy]acetate

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An 18-mL vial was charged with methyl 2-(4-aminophenoxy)acetate (24 mg, 0.13 mmol, 2 eq.) and 4-Chloro-2-(3-chlorophenyl)-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[b]pyridine HCl salt (20 mg, 0.066 mmol, 1 eq. See step 1 of EXAMPLE 1). The mixture was dissolved in a mixture of MeOH (1 ml) and dichloromethane (2 ml). After the volatile material was removed under reduced pressure, the residue was heated at 150° C. under argon for 1 hr. After cooling to room temperature, the reaction mixture was partitioned between NaHCO3 aq. (10 ml) and ethyl acetate (10 ml). The organics was separated and dried over MgSO4. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give a residue, which was purified by chromatography on silica gel using dichloromethane followed by 0.1˜0.3% methanol in dichloromethane as eluent to give the desired product methyl 2-[4-[[2-(3-chlorophenyl)-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[b]pyridin-4-yl]amino]phenoxy]acetate as white solid (11.8 mg, 44% yield).

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