Sodium Carbonate → HCID 66704854, compound

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(3R,4R)-1-Benzyl-N-cyclopropyl-4-methyl-3-pyrrolidinecarboxamide (70.0 g) was dissolved in toluene (700 mL). While this solution was chilled in an ice water bath, a borane/dimethyl sulfate complex (90%, 34.3 mL) was added dropwise. The mixture was then stirred for 15 min, was refluxed and was allowed to cool to room temperature. A 10% aqueous Na2CO3 solution (400 mL) was added, and the mixture was stirred at 100° C. for 2 hours and was then allowed to cool to room temperature. The toluene layer was separated, washed with water (2×250 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by distillation under reduced pressure to give (3S,4R)-1-benzyl-3-cyclopropylaminomethyl-4-methylpyrrolidine as a colorless oil (62.1 g).

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