Diisopropylamine → 3-Amino-1-methyl-3-[3-[4-methyl-6-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]pyrimidin-2-yl]prop-2-ynyl]pyrrolidin-2-one

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To a stirred solution of 3-amino-1-methyl-3-prop-2-ynyl-pyrrolidin-2-one (which may be prepared as described in Description 3) (2.3 g, 15.11 mmol) in tert-butyl methyl ether (50 mL) was added 2-iodo-4-methyl-6-[4-(trifluoromethyl)-phenyl]pyrimidine (which may be prepared as described in Description 6) (6.05 g, 16.62 mmol). diisopropylamine (6.35 mL, 45.34 mmol) was then added, followed by copper iodide (57.56 mg, 0.300 mmol) and bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (II) dichloride (106.07 mg, 0.1500 mmol). The reaction was then stirred at room temperature for 5 days. The reaction mixture was transferred to a separating funnel and the flask washed with an additional quantity of tert-butyl methyl ether (15 ml). The organic solution was washed with water (2×50 mL) and brine (50 mL). The organic phase was dried over magnesium sulphate, filtered, and then the magnesium sulphate washed with dichloromethane (30 ml). The filtrate was concentrated at reduced pressure to give a yellow foam. The product was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with ethyl acetate followed by an increasing percentage of a solution of 10% 0.880 ammonia in methanol, to give the title compound (D8a) as a yellow foam (4.71 g). This racemate was consistent by NMR and mass spectroscopy with the S isomer prepared in Description 8.

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