Reaction Steps
To the 5-phenyl-6-chloro-3-(1-BOC-2-(R)-pyrrolidinylmethoxy)pyridine compound from step 69b (262 mg) was added formalin (37%, 0.5 mL) and formic acid (0.25 mL), and the mixture was heated at 70° C. for 3 hours. The solvent was removed, and to the residue was added solid NaHCO3. When pH 7-8 was achieved, the mixture was extracted with methylene chloride, which was dried over MgSO4 and concentrated. The residue was chromatographed on a silica gel column, eluting with methylene chloride:methanol:NH4OH 100:10:0.04 to afford to give the free base of the title compound (200 mg). MS (DCI/NH3) m/z 303 (M+H)+. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) δ1.98 (m, 2H), 2.10 (m, 1H), 2.22 (m, 1H), 2.71 (m, 1H), 2.78 (s, 3H), 3.27 (m, 1H), 3.60 (m, 1H), 4.18 (m, 1H), 4.47 (m, 1H), 7.46 (m, 5H), 8.10 (m, 1H), 8.30 (br s, 1H). The base was converted to the salt by treatment with HCl in THF to give the title compound. MS (DCI/NH3) m/z 303 (M+H)+. 1H NMR (D2O, 300 MHz) δ: 2.05-2.17 (m, 2H), 2.19-2.27 (m, 1H), 2.35-2.45 (m, 1H), 3.04 (s, 3H), 3.30 (m, 1H), 3.74 (m, 1H), 3.94 (m, 1H), 4.37 (dd, J=6.1, 11.2 Hz, 1H), 4.54 (dd, J=3.3, 11.2 Hz, 1H), 7.56 (m, 6H), 8.15 (d, J=3.0 Hz, 1H). Anal. Calcd for C17H19N2OCl·1.1 HCl: C, 59.55; H, 5.91; N, 8.17. Found: C, 59.74; H, 6.04; N, 8.14. [α]25D =+7.17° (c 1.11, MeOH).
