Trifluoroacetic acid → HCID 54443836, compound

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To a solution of N-benzyl-1-methoxy-N-[(trimethylsilyl)methyl]methanamine (2.5 g, 21 mmol) and ethyl 2-(fluoromethyl)acrylate (5.0 g, 21 mmol) in methylene chloride (30 mL) was added TFA (0.15 ml, 2.1 mmol) at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. overnight. 20 mL of saturated NaHCO3 aqueous solution and 20 mL of ethyl acetate were added to quench the reaction. The organic layer was separated, and the aqueous layer was extracted twice with EtOAc (20 mL×2). The combined organic extracts were dried over MgSO4 and evaporated to give an oil residue. Chromatography on silica gel with 10% EtOAc-Hexane afforded 1.27 g (4.8 mmol, yield: 23%) of ethyl 1-benzyl-3-(fluoromethyl)pyrrolidine-3-carboxylate: 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.39-7.20 (5H, m), 4.62-4.44 (2H, m), 4.18-4.21 (2H, m), 3.62 (2H, s), 2.81-2.72 (2H, m), 2.60-2.50 (2H, m), 2.22 (2H, s), 1.25 (3H, t, J=6.7 Hz); MS (m/e): 266 (M+1)+.

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