1-Bromo-3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzene → (3S)-1-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]pyrrolidin-3-ol

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A solution of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl bromide (44.0 g), (S)-3-hydroxypyrrolidine hydrochloride (17.8 g), tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) (5.88 g), (±)-2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthyl (8.00 g) and sodium tert-butoxide (36.0 g) in toluene (280 ml) was refluxed with stirring under an argon gas atmosphere for 16 hr. After cooling to room temperature, water was added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated, and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (petroleum ether:ethyl acetate 20:1-2:1) to give the title compound (12.0 g, yield 28%) as a white solid.

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