Trifluoroacetic acid → Dimethyl 1-benzylpyrrolidine-3,4-dicarboxylate

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To a solution of dimethyl maleate (4.00 g) in CH2Cl2 (100 mL) was added N-(methoxymethyl)-N-(trimethylsilylmethyl)benzylamine (1.2 eq) followed by a solution of TFA in CH2Cl2 (0.1 eq, 1 M) dropwise at 0° C. under N2. The reaction mixture was heated to room temperature and stirred for 6 h, washed with water followed by brine. The mixture was dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was chromatographed with a silica gel column (eluting agent: 3:1 (v/v) PE/EA) to yield the title compound (6.62 g, 86.02%). The compound was characterized by the following spectroscopic data: MS (ESI, pos. ion) m/z: 278 (M+1); 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ: 2.70-2.75 (m, 2H), 3.12-3.17 (m, 1H), 3.30-3.33 (m, 2H), 3.66 (s, 6H), 7.24-7.31 (m, 5H).

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