1-O-benzyl 2-O-methyl (2S,4R)-4-aminopyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylate

Conditions: temp:57.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To the above methanol concentrate of (2S,4R)-1-benzyl 2-methyl 4-benzamidopyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylate, were added a slurry of 10% Pd/C (dry, 4.1 g) in methanol (100 mL) and cyclohexene (80 mL). The mixture was heated at reflux (57° C.) for 7 h. before being cooled to 20-25° C. Palladium catalyst was filtered off through a pad of Celite, and washed with methanol. The filtrate was concentrated, and cyclohexene was removed as a methanol azetrope. To the final methanol solution was added 1 N hydrogen chloride in diethyl ether (110 mL, 0.11 mol) while the temperature was maintained at 20-25° C. The resulting slurry was cooled to 10-15° C. over 20 min. The solid product was filtered and washed with toluene. The wet solid was dried at 60° C. under vacuum to give 22.4 g of (2S,4R)-methyl 4-benzamidopyrrolidine-2-carboxylate hydrochloride as white solid (81.7% overall yield from 1-benzyl 2-methyl (2S,4R)-4-aminopyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylate). 1H NMR (CDCl3, δ, ppm): 9.99 (bs, 2H), 8.95 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 1H), 7.97-7.94 (m, 2H), 7.58-7.45 (m, 3H), 4.71 (t, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 4.68-4.61 (m 1H), 3.78 (s, 3H), 3.58 (dd, J=11.9, 6.6 Hz, 1H), 3.32 (dd, J=11.9, 4.2 Hz, 1H), 2.41 (d, J=8.6 Hz, 1H), 2.39 (d, J=8.6 Hz, 1H). To the above methanol concentrate of (2S,4R)-1-benzyl 2-methyl 4-benzamidopyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylate were added a slurry of 10% Pd/C (dry, 4.1 g) in methanol (100 mL) and cyclohexene (80 mL) The mixture was heated before being cooled to 20-25° C Palladium catalyst was filtered off through a pad of Celite washed with methanol The filtrate was concentrated cyclohexene was removed as a methanol azetrope was maintained at 20-25° C The resulting slurry was cooled to 10-15° C. over 20 min The solid product was filtered washed with toluene The wet solid was dried at 60° C. under vacuum to give