Sodium hydride → 6-{(SR)-1-[(3RS,4SR)-1-Benzyl-4-(4-cyano-phenyl)-pyrrolidin-3-yl]-ethoxy}-nicotinonitrile

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To a stirred solution of 4-[(3SR,4RS)-1-benzyl-4-((SR)-1-hydroxy-ethyl)-pyrrolidin-3-yl]-benzonitrile (V-A-5) (0.65 g, 2.12 mmol) in DMF (40 mL) at RT was added NaH (55% purity, 0.10 g, 4.1 mmol). After 10 minutes, 6-chloro-nicotinonitrile (0.32 g, 2.33 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred over night at RT, filtered on celite and concentrated under vacuo. Extraction with EtOAc/aq.NH4Cl sat, followed by column chromatography (SiO2, EtOAc/H, 1:1) yielded 0.39 g (45%) of the title compound as a colorless oil. ES-MS m/e: 409.3 (M+H+).

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