Sodium hydride → 2-[5-[4-(2-Benzyloxy-pyridin-4-yl)-phenyl]-1-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester

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To a solution of 2-{5-[4-(2-Benzyloxy-pyridin-4-yl)-phenyl]-1H-imidazol-2-yl}-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (0.530 g) in DMF (5.0 mL) at 0° C. was added 60% sodium hydride (0.047 g). After stirring for 5 minutes, 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxylmethyl chloride was added and reaction mixture stirred for 2 hours. Saturated ammonium chloride was added and mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (2×). Organic layer was washed with 5% lithium chloride solution (2×), brine and dried (MgSO4). Concentrated and purified by flash column chromatography (silica gel, 20 to 80% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to give 2-[5-[4-(2-Benzyloxy-pyridin-4-yl)-phenyl]-1-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (0.495 g). LCMS-ESI+: calc'd for C36H47N4O4Si: 627.87 (M+H+). Found: 627.1 (M+H+). A mixture of 2-[5-[4-(2-Benzyloxy-pyridin-4-yl)-phenyl]-1-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (0.495 g) and 10% Pd/C (0.023 g) in ethanol (5.5 mL) was stirred under hydrogen atmosphere for 1 hour. Reaction mixture was filtered through a pad of Celite, which was washed with methanol. The filtrate was concentrated and purified by flash column chromatography (silica gel, 0 to 10% methanol/ethyl acetate) to give 2-[5-[4-(2-Oxo-1,2-dihydro-pyridin-4-yl)-phenyl]-1-(2-trimethyl silanyl-ethoxymethyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (0.3027 g): LCMS-ESI+: calc'd for C29H41N4O4Si: 537.47 (M+H+). Found: 537.0 (M+H+).

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