Reaction Steps
To a solution of oxalyl chloride (2 M in CH2Cl2, 150 uL) at −78° C. was added DMSO (47 mg, 0.60 mmol) dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 15 min, then 1-((R)-1-(3-fluoro-5-(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethoxy)phenyl)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-phenylethyl)-3-((1R,2R)-2-hydroxycyclopentyl)urea (Example 246, 113 mg, 0.20 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (1 mL) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to rt and stirred for 16 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and purified by ISCO flash chromatography with EtOAc and hexane as eluting solvent to yield (R)-1-(1-(3-fluoro-5-(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethoxy)phenyl)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-phenylethyl)-3-(5-oxocyclopent-1-enyl)urea (Example 333) as a white solid (15 mg, 14% yield) and 1-((R)-1-(3-fluoro-5-(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethoxy)phenyl)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-phenylethyl)-3-((R)-2-oxocyclopentyl)urea (Example 334) as a white solid (66 mg, 60% yield). (R)-1-(1-(3-fluoro-5-(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethoxy)phenyl)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-phenylethyl)-3-(5-oxocyclopent-1-enyl)urea: HPLC: RT=3.99 min [M+H] 551.09 (Phenomenex Luna C18 column, 4.6×50 mm eluting with 10-90% MeOH/H2O over 4 minutes containing 0.1% TFA; 4 mL/min, monitoring at 220 nm); 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm 1.24-1.37 (m, 1H), 1.36-1.58 (m, 1H), 1.68-1.84 (m, 1H), 1.84-2.00 (m, 2H), 2.12-2.30 (m, 3H), 2.48-2.73 (m, 1H), 3.58-4.05 (m, 3H), 5.35-5.52 (m, 1H), 5.64-6.03 (m, 2H), 6.62-6.78 (m, 2H), 6.78-7.02 (m, 5H), 7.04-7.23 (m, 5H). 1-((R)-1-(3-fluoro-5-(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethoxy)phenyl)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-phenylethyl)-3-((R)-2-oxocyclopentyl)urea: HPLC: RT=4.09 min [M+H] 549.1 (Phenomenex Luna C18 column, 4.6×50 mm eluting with 10-90% MeOH/H2O over 4 minutes containing 0.1% TFA; 4 mL/min, monitoring at 220 nm); 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm 1.84-1.94 (m, 2H), 2.43-2.62 (m, 2H) 3.92 (dd, 2H) 5.82 (t, 1H) 6.62-6.78 (m, 2H) 6.79-6.88 (m, 1H) 6.90-7.01 (m, 5H), 7.01-7.15 (m, 3H), 7.14-7.25 (m, 2H), 7.62-7.74 (m, 1H), 8.09-8.25 (m, 1H).
