4-Methylmorpholine → 1-(3,4,5-Trimethoxybenzoyl)-3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-(2-hydroxyethyl)pyrrolidine

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3-(3,4-Dichloro-phenyl)-3-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-pyrrolidine (288 mg, 1.1 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane at -78° C. and treated with 4-methylmorpholine (0.25 mL, 2.27 mmol, 2 eq.) and 3,4,5-trimethoxy-benzoyl chloride (250 mg, 1.1 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (3 mL). The solution was allowed to warm to 0° C. and stir for 1 hour. The solution was washed with 1N HCl and 5% sodium bicarbonate and the organic phase was dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel (30 g) with a gradient of 50% ethyl acetate in hexane to 6% methanol in dichloromethane to give 353 mg (71%) of the title compound.

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