Cesium carbonate → (3S)-1-[4-chloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]pyrrolidin-3-ol

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A solution of 1-bromo-4-chloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (15.0 g), (3S)-pyrrolidin-3-ol (5.0 g), palladium(II) acetate (561 mg), (±)-2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthyl (3.11 g) and cesium carbonate (37.8 g) in toluene (280 ml) was stirred under an argon gas atmosphere at 100° C. for 18 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 magnesium sulfate, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated, and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate 95:5-80:20) to give the title compound (12.4 g, yield 81%) as a colorless oil.

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