Phosgene → rac-4-({[(2S,3S,4S)-2,3-bis-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-3-cyano-4-(2,2-dimethyl-propyl)-pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-amino}-methyl)-benzoic acid methyl ester

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In a manner similar to the method described in Example 4, rac-(2S,3S,4S)-2,3-bis(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(2,2-dimethyl-propyl)-pyrrolidine-3-carbonitrile (126.9 mg, 0.30 mmol) was reacted with phosgene solution (Aldrich, 20% in toluene, 0.12 mL, 0.12 mmol), in the presence of triethylamine (TEA, 90 mg, 0.90 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (2 mL) followed by reacting with 4-aminomethyl-benzoic acid methyl ester hydrochloride (90.7 mg, 0.45 mmol) at rt for 30 min to give rac-4-({[(2S,3S,4S)-2,3-bis-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-3-cyano-4-(2,2-dimethyl-propyl)-pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-amino}-methyl)-benzoic acid methyl ester (110.5 mg, 60.9%) as a white amorphous solid.

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