Cesium carbonate → 1-[3-Chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]pyrrolidin-3-ol

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A solution of 1-bromo-3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (5.0 g), 3-hydroxypyrrolidine (1.85 g), palladium(II) acetate (217 mg), (±)-2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthyl (1.2 g) and cesium carbonate (18.8 g) in toluene (96 mL) was stirred under an argon gas atmosphere at 85° C. for 16 hr. After cooling to room temperature, water was added, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated, and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate 80:20-10:90) to give the title compound (4.11 g, yield 80%) as a brown oil.

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