1-(1,1-Difluoroethyl)-4-iodobenzene → 4-((5R,7S)-7-(4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)phenyl)-7-hydroxy-6,7-dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[1,2-c]imidazol-5-yl)-3-fluorobenzonitrile

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To a solution of 1-(1,1-difluoro-ethyl)-4-iodo-benzene, (167 mg, 0.62 mmol) in THF (2 mL) cooled to −40° C. was added a 2 M solution of i-PrMgCl in THF (0.42 mL, 0.83 mmol) dropwise. The crude was stirred at −40° C. for 1 hr. 3-fluoro-4-((R)-7-oxo-6,7-dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[1,2-c]imidazol-5-yl)-benzonitrile (125 mg, 0.52 mmol) in THF (2 mL) was added. The crude was allowed to slowly warm to room temperature over 3 hrs. The crude was quenched with NH4Cl aq. The crude diluted in EtOAc. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated. The crude was purified via preparation plate two times using 2M NH3 in MeOH/CH2Cl2 to give 37 mgs of the entitled product. MS 384.3 (M+H); LCMS condition A, retention time 1.31 min. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm 1.83 (t, 3H), 2.94 (dd, 1H), 3.24 (dd, 1H), 5.70 (d, 1H), 6.47 (s, 1H), 7.11 (t, 1H), 7.19 (s, 1H), 7.33 (d, 2H), 7.38 (m, 2H), 7.46 (m, 2H).

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