1,2-Dichloroethane → Benzhydryl quinuclidine-3-carboxylate

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Reaction Steps

Quinuclidine-3-carboxylic acid hydrochloride (114 mg, 0.60 mmol), EDC (156 mg, 0.81 mmol), and HOBT (125 mg, 0.81 mmol) were suspended in dry DMF (5 ml). Diphenylmethanol (100 mg, 0.54 mmol) and DIPEA (332 μl, 1.90 mmol) were added, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 24 hours. Quinuclidine-3-carboxylic acid hydrochloride (52.0 mg, 0.27 mmol), EDC (52.0 mg, 0.27 mmol), and HOBT (41.6 mg, 0.27 mmol) followed by DIPEA (95 μl, 0.54 mmol) were added again, and the mixture was stirred for 4 days. The reaction was then portioned between sat. NaHCO3 and Et2O. The organic layer was separated, washed again with sat. NaHCO3, water and brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and evaporated to afford benzhydryl quinuclidine-3-carboxylate (54 mg, racemic mixture). The compound was used as such in the next step.

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