Water → 2-chloro-3-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[(2S,3S)-3-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]benzonitrile

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To a solution (2 mL) of 2-chloro-4-fluoro-3-(hydroxymethyl)benzonitrile (150 mg) in dimethyl sulfoxide were added (2S,3S)-3-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-2-methylpyrrolidine 1/2 oxalate (167 mg) and lithium carbonate (66 mg), and the mixture was stirred at 140° C. for 10 min in a microwave reaction apparatus. Water was added and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (developing solvent: hexane:ethyl acetate=9:1→1:1) and recrystallized from ethyl acetate-isopropyl ether to give the compound as a pale-yellow solid (yield: 85 mg).

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