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 0.870 g (2.6 mmol) of (7SR,8aSR)-7-(4-fluorophenoxy)methyl-2-phenylmethyl-1,2,3,4,6,7,8,8a-octahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine (Preparation 2) and 1.8 mL (8.9 mmol) of 5M aqueous ammonium formate in 50 mL methanol was treated with an aqueous slurry of 0.100 g of 10% Pd/C. The reaction was refluxed for 24 h. The mixture was filtered and the solvent removed in vacuo to give an oily residue. The crude (7SR,8aSR)-7-(4-fluorophenoxy)methyl-1,2,3,4,6,7,8,8a-octahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine was combined with 0.373 g (2.8 mmol) of 2-chloro-5-fluoropyrimidine (Dunaiskis, A.; et al. Org. Prep. Proc. Int., 1995, 27, 600-602), 0.650 g (6.1 mmol) of sodium carbonate in 50 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 silica gel flash chromatography eluting with 85:15 ethyl acetate:hexane gave 0.444 g (50%) of the title compound. mp (.HCl) 211°-213° C. 13C NMR (base, CDCl3): δ 31.7, 35.2, 43.8, 49.1, 51.4, 56.6, 62.3, 72.5, 115.45, 115.56, 115.89, 144.95, 145.24, 149.9, 153.2, 155.1, 155.6, 158.79, 158.90. Anal calcd for C18H20F2N4O: C, 62.41; H, 5.82; N, 16.18. Found: C, 62.15, H, 5.99; N, 16.38.

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