Boron trifluoride etherate → HCID 86592625, compound

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Boron trifluoride etherate (0.25 mL, 1.98 mmol) is added to a solution of 2-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-1-(6-methyl-pyridin-2-yl)-ethanone (0.45 g, 1.98 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (6.6 mL) under nitrogen and stirred for 30 min. A solution of (R)-1-amino-5-benzyloxymethyl-pyrrolidin-2-one (0.43 g, 1.98 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (1.0 mL) is added and the resulting mixture is stirred for 1 h. The mixture is concentrated in vacuo and the residue chromatographed on a SiO2 column (30% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to yield the title compound, 380 mg (45%), as a yellow foam.

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