Acetic Acid → HCID 57501273, compound

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Reaction Steps

2.0 M methylamine solution in THF (55 mL, 110.0 mmol) was added to a solution of 1-(3-bromophenyl)-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)ethanone (7.40 g, 27.62 mmol) in anhydrous THF (30 mL) at room temperature. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 h and then sodium cyanoborohydride (5.21 g, 82.86 mmol) and acetic acid (3 mL) were added. The resulting reaction mixture was continually stirred at room temperature for 96 h until the starting material was consumed completely. Saturated K2CO3 solution (100 mL) was added and after stirring for 15 min, the solution was extracted with ethyl acetate (2×80 mL). The organic layers were combined, dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated. The resulting residue was isolated by column chromatography on silica gel (MeOH/EtOAc, 1:10) to yield the title compound as a yellow oil (3.75 g, 48%), MS (ES) m/e 283[M+H]+.

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