Lithium Hydroxide → 2-[(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)(3,4-dichlorophenyl)amino]-N-[(1R)-1-(4-bromophenyl)-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)ethyl]-N-methylacetamide

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N1-[(1R)-1-(4-bromophenyl)-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)ethyl]-N2-(cyanomethyl)-N2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-N1-methylglycinamide (6.1 g, crude) was dissolved in 25 mL of tetrahydrofuran and treated with a solution of LiOH (3.14 g, 74.9 mmol) suspended in 10.8 mL of water. The reaction was stirred vigorously and allowed to reflux at 77° C. for 24 hours before it was determined to be complete by LCMS (Eclipse XDB C18 (4.6×250 mm); trifluoroacetic acid: 1-99% B for 10 min, ES) Rt=7.8 min and m/e 543 [M+1]+. The solvent was removed by rotary evaporation and the crude residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (330 g Redisep column, silica, 40 um, 60 Å, 90 mL/min, A: methylene chloride, B: methanol, B: 0% for 5 min, 10% for 60 min; detection at 214 nm) to give 2-[(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)(3,4-dichlorophenyl)amino]-N-[(1R)-1-(4-bromophenyl)-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)ethyl]-N-methylacetamide (2.82 g, 5.2 mmol). MS (ES) m/e 543 [M+H]+.

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