Trifluoroacetic acid → [(+)-2-(4-{2-[6-(methylamino)pyridin-2-yl]ethoxy}phenyl)cyclopropyl]Acetic Acid Trifluoroacetate

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To a solution of 2-[6-(methylamino)pyridin-2-yl]ethanol (1 g, 6.6 mmol) and PPh3 polymer bound (1.4 g, 9.9 mmole) in dry THF (50 mL) was added ethyl [(+)-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)cyclopropyl]acetate (1.4 g, 6.6 mmol) from example 1 step 1, followed by diisopropyl azodicarboxylate (1.5 ml, 7.7 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature. After 18 hours, PPh3 polymer was filtered through celite and washed with excess THF. Filtrate was concentrated. The concentrated residue was dissolved in 1:1/acetonitrile:water (40 ml) and treated with LiOH (1 g). Reaction was heated two hours at 55° C. then cooled to room temperature. Reaction was acidified by adding TFA and purified on reverse phase HPLC twice to give 0.45 g (15%) of title compound. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD) δ 7.8 (m, 1 H), 7.0 (d, 2 H, J=8.6 Hz), 6.9-6.6 (m, 4 H), 4.26 (t, 2 H, J=6 Hz), 3.21 (t, 2 H, J=6 Hz), 3.0 (s, 3 H), 2.35-2.33 (m, 2 H), 1.71-1.67 (m, 1 H), 1.21-1.18 (m, 1 H), 0.89-0.76 (m, 2 H). HRMS calcd for C19H22N2O3 (M+H): 327.1703. found 327.1677.

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