Sodium Carbonate → (7RS,8aSR)-7-(4-Fluorophenoxy)methyl-2-(5-fluoropyrimidin-2-yl)-1,2,3,4,6,7,8,8a-octahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine

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A solution of 2.00 g (5.9 mmol) of (7RS,8aSR)-7-(4-fluorophenoxy)methyl-2-phenylmethyl-1,2,3,4,6,7,8,8a-octahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine (Preparation 2) and 4.1 mL (20.6 mmol) of 5M aqueous ammonium formate in 50 mL methanol was treated with an aqueous slurry of 0.200 g of 10% Pd/C. The reaction was refluxed for 48 hrs. The mixture was filtered and the solvent removed in vacuo to give an oily residue. The crude (7RS,8aSR)-7-(4-fluorophenoxy)methyl-1,2,3,4,6,7,8,8a-octahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine was combined with 1.2 g (9.1 mmol) of 2-chloro-5-fluoropyrimidine (Dunaiskis, A.; et al. Org. Prep. Proc. Int., 1995, 27, 600-602), 2.0 g (9.1 mmol) of sodium carbonate in 100 mL of water, and the mixture was gently refluxed for 16 hrs. After cooling to room temperature, the mixture was extracted with methylene chloride (3×). The combined organic layers were dried (magnesium sulfate), filtered, and evaporated. Purification by flash silica gel chromatography eluting with 90:10 ethyl acetate:hexane gave 0.744 g (27%) of the title compound. mp (.HCl) 120°-122° C. 13C NMR (base, CDCl3): δ 31.4, 35.3, 43.8, 49.0, 51.5, 57.6, 61.5, 71.4, 115.39, 115.50, 115.62, 115.92, 144.96, 145.24, 149.9, 153.2, 155.1, 155.7, 158.8. Anal calcd for C18H20F2N4O: C, 62.41; H, 5.82; N, 16.18. Found: C, 62.05, H, 5.99; N, 16.33.

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