Trifluoroacetic acid → N-[(4-Chlorophenyl)methyl]-N-(2-methylpropyl)pyrrolidin-3-amine

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To a solution of 3-[(4-chloro-benzyl)-isobutyl-amino]-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester in dichloromethane cooled at 0° C. was added trifluoroacetic acid (20%) and warmed to room temperature and stirred for 2 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo, diluted with ethyl acetate and free based with 10% aqueous sodium bicarbonate. The combined organics were dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated. The product was used without any further purification.

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