Dimethylformamide → (R*)-1-[1-((9RS, 10RS)-2-Chloro-9,10-dihydro-9,10-methanoanthracen-9-ylcarbonyl)-4-piperidyl]-1-(3-pyridyl)ethanol

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A solution of (9S,10S)-2-chloro-9,10-dihydro-9,10-methano-9-anthracenecarboxylic acid, prepared as in Example 11 (1.25 g, 4.61 mmol) in dichloromethane (20 mL) was treated with oxalyl chloride (731 mg, 5.76 mmol) and N,N-dimethylformamide (10 mg, 0.14 mmol). The resulting solution was warmed to reflux temperature for 2 h, then was cooled to room temperature and the excess reagent was evaporated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (10 mL) and added dropwise to a solution of (R*)-1-(4-piperidyl)-1-(3-pyridyl)ethanol (950 mg, 4.61 mmol) and triethylamine (582 mg, 5.76 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (15 mL) and dichloromethane (25 mL). The resulting mixture was stirred for 3 h at room temperature, then was poured into 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide (25 mL) and extracted with chloroform (3×100 mL) The organic extracts were washed sequentially with 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide (50 mL) and brine (50 mL), combined, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to leave a dark tan foam. Purification by flash chromatography (eluant: 1:1 hexane/acetone) afforded the title amide as an off white foam (2.00 g, 4.36 mmol, 95%). CIMS: m/z 461 ((M+H)+, 37Cl, 33%), 460 ((M+H+1)+, 35Cl, 28), 459 ((M+M)+, 35Cl, 100).

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