Pyrrolidine → Methyl 2-[3-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)propoxy]-4-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)benzoate

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A mixture of methyl 4-fluoro-2-[3-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)propoxy]benzoate (8.148 g, 25 mmol) and pyrrolidine (20.87 mL, 250 mmol) was purged with nitrogen and heated to 80° C. for 3 hours. The reaction was concentrated in vacuo. After diluting with EtOAc, the mixture was cooled to 0° C., acidified with satd citric acid, and extracted with EtOAc. The organic layer was washed with satd citric acid and water, dried (Na2 SO4), and concentrated. The resulting residue was absorbed onto silica gel and chromatographed (20% EtOAc/hexane to 35% EtOAc/hexane). The resulting product was triturated with Et2O/hexane to give the desired product as a white solid (9.05 g, 99%).

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