Triethylamine → 2-(3-(4-(4-Methoxybenzoyl)piperidin-1-yl)-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)acetonitrile

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To a solution of 2-(2-bromo-5-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)acetonitrile (730 mg, 3.6 mmol) and (4-methoxyphenyl)(piperidin-4-yl)methanone hydrochloride (920 mg, 3.6 mmol) in acetonitrile (4 mL) was added triethylamine (1.5 mL, 11 mmol). The mixture was microwave at 130° C. for 12 minutes. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was taken up in methylene chloride and water. The organic layer was purified via flash column chromatography (ethyl acetate:hexane, 10:90 to 100:0) to provide slightly yellow oil (950 mg, 74% yield). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.94 (d, J=8.5 Hz, 2H), 6.96 (d, J=8.5 Hz, 2H), 4.22-4.39 (m, 2H), 3.90 (s, 3H), 3.57 (dt, J=22.6, 9.0 Hz, 2H), 3.40-3.51 (m, J=8.5 Hz, 1H), 3.23-3.39 (br s, 1H), 2.93-3.20 (m, 3H), 2.33-2.61 (m, 2H), 2.13-2.31 (m, 1H), 1.83-2.03 (m, 4H). HRMS calculated for C13H23N3O3 342.1818. found (ESI, [M+H]+), 342.1830.

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