(R)-5-(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester → ethyl (2R,5S)-5-(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylate

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10% palladium on carbon (1.2 g, 50% water content) was added to an ethanol (170 mL) solution of (R)-5-(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (12.4 g). Under a hydrogen atmosphere, stirring was continued for 16 hours at room temperature. The catalyst was filtered on celite, and the filtrate was concentrated, and the title compound (11.98 g) was obtained. The physical property values are as follows.

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