Dichloromethane → (R)-{2-[1-(4-Bromo-2,6-dimethylphenyl)-3,5-diethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl methyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-3-yl}-methanol

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To an ice bath-chilled solution of [1-(4-bromo-2,6-dimethylphenyl)-3,5-diethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl-methanol (770 mg, 2.3 mmol) and triethylamine (0.382 ml, 2.7 mmol) in methylene chloride (10 ml) methane sulfonyl chloride (0.1 94 ml, 2.5 mmol) was added dropwise. After stirring the reaction at 0-5° C. for 30 minutes, (+)-3-hydroxymethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (1.49 g, 9.1 mmol) and anhydrous N,N-dimethylformamide (2.2 ml) were added, and the resulting reaction mixture was heated (50° C. oil bath) for 21 hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo, and the residue was extracted with ethyl acetate/water (10 ml of each). The aqueous phase was then extracted twice with equal-volume portions of fresh ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to afford a yellow oil (1.5 g). Flash chromatography (silica gel, 40 micron mesh; elution with ethyl acetate/hexane=1:5 in volume) afforded the title compound (0.45 g) as a light yellow oil.

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