4-Propylpyrrolidin-2-one → HCID 53629223, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

4-propylpyrrolidin-2-one x1 (0.22 g, 1.1 eq with respect to x199, 1.7 mmol) is dissolved in absolute THF (10 ml). A 1.06 M solution of Li—HMDS in THF (1.76 ml, 1.1 eq, 1.87 mmol) is added at −78° C. in a flow of argon. The reaction mixture is stirred for 15 min at −30° C. and cooled again to −78° C. A solution of 7-(chloromethyl)-3-(4-methoxybenzyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine x202 in absolute THF (10 ml) is added dropwise at this temperature. The reaction mixture is allowed to heat up slowly to room temperature. In order to complete the reaction, the reaction mixture is refluxed the next morning for 1 h, and then partitioned between saturated aqueous NH4Cl and ethyl acetate. The organic layer is dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate and evaporated. The product is purified by HPLC (water/acetonitrile) to afford 0.14 g of 1-{[3-(4-methoxybenzyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-7-yl]methyl}-4-propylpyrrolidin-2-one x205 (0.14 g).

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