Diisopropylethylamine → (2S)-1-[(6-Chloro-2-methyl-3-pyridinyl)carbonyl]-2-methyl-4-{[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]sulfonyl}piperazine

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HATU (460 mg, 1.21 mmol) was added to a solution of 6-chloro-2-methyl-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid (commercially available, e.g. from Anichem, or may be prepared according to known methods) (173 mg, 1.01 mmol) in DMF (4 ml) and the mixture was treated with DIPEA (0.440 ml, 2.52 mmol). This mixture was stirred for ca. 10 min at ambient temperature. (3S)-3-Methyl-1-{[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]sulfonyl}piperazine (may be prepared as described in Description 2) (371 mg, 1.20 mmol) was then added and stirring was continued for one hour. The reaction mixture was partitioned between DCM and sat aq. NaHCO3 solution (20 ml each). The layers were separated and the aqueous was washed with further DCM (2×20 ml). The combined organic layers were concentrated to leave a dark brown gum. Purification by silica chromatography (Biotage SP4, 25S cartridge), eluting with 12-100% ethyl acetate in isohexane, gave the title compound (456 mg) as a pale yellow gum.

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