Reaction Steps
To 5-(2-(4-pyridinyl)vinyl)-6-chloro-3-(1-BOC-2-(R)-pyrrolidinylmethoxy)pyridine from Example 81a (760 mg, 1.8 mmol) was added formalin (37%, 20 mL) and formic acid (10 mL), and the mixture was heated at 100° C. for 1 hours. The solvent was concentrated, and saturated aqueous NaHCO3 was added to the residue. At pH 8 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 100:2-100:15 to afford to give the free base of the title compound (327 mg, 55% yield). MS (DCI/NH3) m/z 330 (M+H)+. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) δ1.80 (m, 3H), 2.07 (m, 1H), 2.35 (m, 1H), 2.52 (s, 3H), 2.72 (m, 1H), 3.16 (m, 1H), 4.00 (m, 1H), 4.07 (m, 1H), 7.0 (m, 1H), 7.40 (m, 2H), 7.53 (m, 2H), 8.06 (m, 1H), 8.63 (m, 2H). The base was converted to the salt by treatment with HCl in ether to give the title compound. mp 220°-222° C. (dec). MS (DCI/NH3) m/z 330 (M+H)+. 1 H NMR (D2O, 300 MHz) δ: 2.06-2.37 (m, 3H), 2.44 (m, 1H), 3.07 (s, 3H), 3.30 (m, 1H), 3.78 (m, 1H), 3.98 (m, 1H), 4.42 (dd, J=6.1, 11.2 Hz, 1H), 4.58 (dd, J=3.0, 11.2 Hz, 1H), 7.35 (d, J=16.3 Hz, 1H), 7.82 (d, J=16.6 Hz, 1H), 7.87 (d, J=3.1 Hz, 1H), 8.03 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 8.11 (d, J=2.7 Hz, 1H), 8.63 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 2H). Anal. Calcd for C18H20N3OCl·2.2 HCl: C, 52.73; H, 5.46; N, 10.23. Found: C, 52.98; H, 5.56; N, 9.90. [α]25D =+11.48° (c 0.30, MeOH).
