Water → 5-Methylene-2-(4-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-hexahydro-cyclopenta[c]pyrrol-1-one

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To a solution of 3-Hydroxy-5-methylene-2-(4-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-hexahydro-cyclopenta[c]pyrrol-1-one (0.1 g, 0.32 mmol) in trifluoroacetic acid (20 mL) was added NaCNBH3 (0.04 g, 0.64 mmol) at −20° C., and the mixture was stirred for 1 h. Water (30 mL) was added. The mixture was extracted with dichloromethane (3×20 mL), washed with brine (50 mL), and dried over anhydrous Na2SO4. The solvent was removed by reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with petroleum ether/ethyl acetate (10:1 to 5:1) to yield the title compound (40 mg, 40%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.69-7.64 (m, 2H), 7.25-7.19 (m, 2H), 4.91 (s, 2H), 4.07-4.01 (m, 1H), 3.54-3.49 (m, 1H), 3.19-3.12 (m, 1H), 2.96-2.71 (m, 4H), 2.25-2.18 (m, 1H); LC-MS: [M+1]+ 298.1.

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