2-Naphthalenecarboxaldehyde → Ethyl 2-(5-naphthalen-2-ylmethylhexahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrol-2(1H)-yl)pyrimidine-5-carboxylate

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To a solution of ethyl 2-hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrol-2(1H)-ylpyrimidine-5-carboxylate (0.187 g, 0.71 mmol) in DCE (2 ml) was added 2-naphthaldehyde (0.205 g, 1.31 mmol) and sodium triacetoxyborohydride (0.274 g, 1.25 mmol). The mixture was stirred for 3 h, then poured into DCM (100 ml). Sat. NaHCO3 (100 ml) was added, and extracted with further DCM (100 ml). The combined organic extracts were dried (MgSO4), concentrated and purified by flash column chromatography to yield the title compound (0.266 g, 99%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ: 1.39 (3H, t, J=6.9 Hz), 2.59 (2H, d, J=6.9 Hz), 2.73-2.90 (2H, m), 2.94-3.10 (2H, m), 3.67 (2H, d, J=11.7 Hz), 3.82 (2H, s), 3.90 (2H, dd, J=8.1, 12 Hz), 4.37 (2H, q, J=7.2 Hz), 7.41-7.43 (3H, m), 7.74 (1H, s), 7.76-7.89 (3H, m), 8.88 (2H, s).

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