Potassium cyanate → 1-((3S,4R)-1-methyl-4-phenylpyrrolidin-3-yl)urea

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(3S,4R)-1-Methyl-4-phenylpyrrolidin-3-amine hydrochloride (556 mg, 2.231 mmol) was dissolved in HCl (2 N, 4 mL) and potassium cyanate (905 mg, 11.16 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 3 h. The reaction was quenched with sat. sodium bicarbonate and extracted with EtOAc followed by 3:1 chloroform/IPA. The combined organic layers were dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to give 1-((3S,4R)-1-methyl-4-phenylpyrrolidin-3-yl)urea, which was carried onto the next step without further purification. MS ESI calc'd. For C12H17N3O [M+1]+ 220. found 220.

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