Ammonium Chloride → HCID 178515732, compound

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Dissolve 3-(2-chloro-6-methoxy-benzyl)-1-(cis-4-hydroxy-cyclohexyl)-pyrrolidin-2-one (Example 57) (150 mg, 0.44 mmol) in DMF (5 mL) and purge with nitrogen. Add sodium ethane thiol (110 mg, 1.3 mmol) and heat to 120° C. for 4 hours. Cool to room temperature and pour into ammonium chloride and extract with methylene chloride, dry over sodium sulfate, filter and concentrate. Purify over silica gel (20% hexanes in ethyl acetate) to yield 90 mg (63%) of the title compound as a pale yellow solid: Mass spectrum (apci) m/z=324.1 (M+H).

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