Diisopropylethylamine → (S)-methyl 5-chloro-6-(4-(3-(2-fluoro-4-(methylsulfonyl)phenylamino)-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)piperidin-1-yl)nicotinate

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To a solution of (S)-3-(2-fluoro-4-(methylsulfonyl)phenylamino)-1-(piperidin-4-yl)pyrrolidin-2-one (Preparation E; 1.0 g, 2.8 mmol) in DMF (30 mL) was added N-ethyl-N-isopropylpropan-2-amine (1.1 g, 8.4 mmol) and methyl 5,6-dichloronicotinate (1.7 g, 8.4 mmol) and the reaction was stirred overnight at ambient temperature. The reaction was diluted with EtOAc (250 mL) and washed with water (100 mL), and brine (50 mL), and the combined organic phases were dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated under vacuum. The crude material was purified on silica using a gradient of 1:9 to 1:4 EtOAc:DCM as eluent to yield a solid, which was further precipitated from using isopropanol to give (S)-methyl 5-chloro-6-(4-(3-(2-fluoro-4-(methylsulfonyl)phenylamino)-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)piperidin-1-yl)nicotinate (0.70 g, 47% yield).

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