Toluene → HCID 131733077, compound

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Under N2, the mixture of (S)-5-biphenyl-4-ylmethyl-1-pyrrolidin-1-ylmethylpyrrolidin-2-one (3a, R1=pyrrolidinylmethyl) (1.34 g, 4 mmol), DMPU (0.56 g, 4.4 mmol) and benzoic acid methyl ester (0.6 g, 4.4 mmol) in 4 mL Toluene is stirring at 20° C., sodium hydride (55% in mineral oil, 0.23 g, 5.2 mmol) is added, and stirred for 3 hours at 60° C. the reaction mixture is diluted with 5 mL saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution and 10 mL ethyl acetate, stirred for 15 min, stop stirring, and remove the lower aqueous layer. The organic phase is concentrated to dryness, the residue was purified by column chromatography (ethyl acetate/heptane=1/1) to give (R/S)-3-Benzoyl-(R)-5-biphenyl-4-ylmethyl-1-pyrrolidin-1-ylmethyl-pyrrolidin-2-one (4a, R1=pyrrolidinylmethyl, R4=phenyl), the ratio of (3S,5R) and (3R,5R) is 60:40 as determined by HPLC. Spectroscopic data as Example 6, Method 1.

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