Reaction Steps
(2R)-2-Methylpyrrolidine L-tartrate (7.00 g, 0.0298 mole, milled), potassium carbonate (9.04 g, 0.0655 mole, milled), and acetonitrile (190 mL) were combined and heated at 60° C. with agitation for 48 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool to 30° C., and treated with the product from Example 42C (8.00 g, 0.0197 mole). The reaction mixture was heated at −60° C. for 36 hours and then distilled down to ˜¼ volume, and isopropyl acetate (200 mL) was added. The mixture was washed with 5% NaHCO3 aq. solution (200 mL×2), and 25% brine (200 mL). The upper organic was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated to dryness. The crude product was purified with a short-path silica gel column eluted with heptane:ethyl acetate:TEA (60:40:1) to give 5.8 g (92% yield) of product as an oil, which solidified on standing; mp 49-50° C. (uncorrected); MS (ESI): 319, 311 (M+H)+; 1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ 7.95 (1H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 7.91 (1H, d, J=2.2 Hz), 7.89 (1H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 7.72 (1H, dd, J=8.9, 2.2 Hz), 7.35 (1H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 3.23 (2H, m), 3.18 (2H, m), 2.55 (1H, m), 2.38 (1H, m), 2.25 (1H, q, J=8.9 Hz), 1.93 (1H, m), 1.80 (1H, m), 1.71 (1H, m), 1.42 (1H, m), 1.11 (3H, d, J=6.0 Hz); 13C-NMR (CDCl3) δ 161.3, 146.1, 134.7, 132.3, 130.3, 129.2, 127.6, 122.2, 119.2, 59.9, 54.0, 53.6, 38.6, 33.0, 22.0, 19.4.
