Acrylonitrile → 1-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoyl)-3-(2-(4-(1-(2-cyanoethyl)-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl-amino)piperidin-1-yl)ethyl)-3-(3,4-difluorophenyl)pyrrolidine

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Combine 1-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoyl)-3-(2-(4-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl-amino)piperidin-1-yl)ethyl)-3-(3,4-difluorophenyl)pyrrolidine (0.145 g, 0.23 mmol) and tetrahydrofuran (5 mL). Cool to −78° C. using a dry-ice/acetone bath. Add a solution of s-butyl lithium (0.22 mL, 1.3 M in hexane, 0.28 mmol). After 30 minutes, add acrylonitrile (0.015 g, 0.28 mmol). Allow to warm to ambient temperature and then heat to reflux. After 12 hours, add water and separate the layers. Extract the aqueous layer three times with ethyl acetate. Combine the organic layers, dry over Na2SO4, filter, and evaporate in vacuo to give a residue. Chromatograph the residue on silica gel eluting with 3/0.5/96.5 methanol/concentrated ammonium hydroxide/dichloromethane to give the title compound: Rf=0.61 (silica gel, 5/0.5/94.5 methanol/concentrated ammonium hydroxide/dichloromethane).

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