(2S)-1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinemethanol → 3-((S)-1-Methyl-pyrrolidin-2-ylmethoxy)-5-trifluoromethyl-pyridine

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(S)-(-)-1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinemethanol (Aldrich Chemical Co., 0.5 g, 4.34 mmol) was reacted with 3-chloro-5-trifluoromethylpyridine according to the method of Example 3, except using DMF in place of THF as solvent and reducing reaction time to less than 2 hours. The solvent was removed, the residue dissolved in ethyl acetate, and the product purified by chromatography over silica gel to give 170 mg of the title compound. MS (DCI/NH3) m/e: 261 (M+H)+. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) δ: 8.50 (d, J=0.6 Hz, 1H), 8.49 (d, J=3.0 Hz, 1H), 7.41 (dd, J=0.6 Hz, 1H), 8.49 (d, J=3.0 Hz, 1H), 7.41 (dd, J=0.6, 3.0 Hz, 1H), 4.12-3.96 (m, 2H), 3.21-3.10 (m, 1H), 2.80-2.65 (m, 1H), 2.51 (s, 3H), 2.44 (m, 1H), 2.14-1.73 (m, 4H).

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