Potassium Carbonate → (2R,4S)-4-{(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-[5-(3-methyl-2-oxo-imidazolidin-1-yl)-pyrimidin-2-yl]-amino}-2-ethyl-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester

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Reaction Steps

In a 2 mL glass microwave reaction vessel are placed in (2R,4S)-4-[(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-(5-bromo-pyrimidin-2-yl)-amino]-2-ethyl-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (200 mg, 0.32 mmol), 1-Methyl-imidazolidin-2-one (35 mg, 0.35 mmol), CuI (123.4 mg, 0.35 mmol), trans-1,2-cyclohexane (0.005 mL, 0.35 mmol), K2CO3 (88 mg, 0.64 mmol) in dry dioxane (2 mL). The reaction vessel is sealed and heated under microwave irradiation at 180° C. for 20 min. After completion of the reaction, the solvent is diluted with EtOAc and washed with sat. NH3 (aq.), water, dried (Na2SO4), and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is purified by flash chromatography on silica gel to give (2R,4S)-4-{(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-[5-(3-methyl-2-oxo-imidazolidin-1-yl)-pyrimidin-2-yl]-amino}-2-ethyl-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (120 mg, 61%).

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