Imidazole → HCID 66862085, compound

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Reaction Steps

A solution of imidazole (310 mg, 4.5 mmol), 1.75 g (6.5 mmol) of triphenylphosphine, and 568 mg (2.2 mmol) of iodine in tetrahydrofuran (12 ml) was added under ice cooling to a solution of 504 mg (1.8 mmol) of (S)-(4-bromophenyl)(2-(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)methanone synthesized in step (i) of Reference Example 8 in methylene chloride (40 ml), and the mixture was stirred under ice cooling for 3 hr and then at room temperature for 4 hr. The reaction solution was diluted with 60 ml of ethyl acetate and was washed with an 8% aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution. The aqueous layer was washed twice with 8 ml of ethyl acetate. The organic layers were combined and were washed with 25% brine. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and was filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under the reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (n-hexane:ethyl acetate=4:1) to give 438 mg (yield 63%) of the title compound.

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