2,2,2-Trichloroethyl chloroformate → 6-{(SR)-1-[(3RS,4SR)-4-(3,4-Dichloro-phenyl)-pyrrolidin-3-yl]-ethoxy}-nicotinonitrile

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To a solution of 6-{(SR)-1-[(3RS,4SR)-1-benzyl-4-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-pyrrolidin-3-yl]-ethoxy}-nicotinonitrile 0.75 g (1.70 mmol) dissolved in CH3CN (50 mL) was added 0.56 mL (4.14 mmol) of 2,2,2-trichloroethyl chloroformate and stirring was continued for 4 hours at RT. Volatiles were removed under vacuo, and the crude was dissolved in AcOH (30 mL) before a total of 0.45 g of Zn dust was added portion wise. After three hours at RT, the reaction mixture was filtered on celite, the solvent removed under vacuo, followed by an extraction with EtOAc/aq. NaHCO3 (basic pH). The organic phases were dried on Na2SO4 and column chromatography (SiO2, CH2Cl2/MeOH 9:1) yielded 0.36 g (60%) of the title compound as a colorless oil. ES-MS m/e: 362.3 (M+H+).

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