N-Methyl-N-[(3R,4R)-4-methyl-3-piperidinyl]-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-amine → Tofacitinib

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To a stirred solution of the product from Method B (1.0 g) dissolved in 30 mL of ethanol was added 0.82 g of cyano-acetic acid 2,5-dioxo-pyrrolidin-1-yl ester and the resulting mixture stirred at room temperature for 2 h. The reaction mixture was filtered through Celite® and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was redissolved in dichloromethane, washed with saturated, aqueous sodium bicarbonate, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to dryness in vacuo affording 1.1 g (86%) of the title compound as a yellow foam. LRMS: 313 (M+1).

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