(2R)-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine

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Procedure: In analogy to the procedure described for the synthesis of 5-tert-butyl-3-(2-chloro-benzyl)-7-morpholin-4-yl-3H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine (example 1, step c), the title compound was prepared from 5-tert-butyl-7-chloro-3-(2-chlorobenzyl)-3H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine and (R)-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine and isolated as colorless gum (12.4 mg, 64%). MS (m/e): 415.4 (MH+).

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Procedure: To an ice-cold, stirred solution of methyl 3-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methylbenzoate (200 mg, 1.1 mmol) in methylene chloride (2.2 mL) is added triethylamine (0.304 mL, 2.2 mmol) followed by methanesulfonyl chloride (0.116 mL, 1.5 mmol). The reaction mixture is stirred for 15 min and filtered. (R)-2-(Methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine (380 mg, 3.3 mmol) is added to the filtrate, and the reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature for 5 h. The reaction mixture is diluted with methylene chloride (10 mL), washed with 1 N hydrochloric acid, and saturated sodium bicarbonate, dried (magnesium sulfate), filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. Purification by flash column chromatography (silica, 50% ethyl acetate/hexanes) provides the title compound. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.73 (s, 1H), 7.37 (s, 1H), 4.11 (d, J=13 Hz, 1H), 3.90 (d, J=6 Hz, 2H), 3.41 (m, 2H), 3.34 (m, 3H), 2.89 (m, 1H), 2.71 (m, 1H), 2.38 (s, 3H), 2.19 (m, 1H) 1.93 (m, 2H), 1.54 (m, 3H). filtered the reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature for 5 h washed with 1 N hydrochloric acid, and saturated sodium bicarbonate dried (magnesium sulfate) filtered concentrated under reduced pressure Purification by flash column chromatography (silica, 50% ethyl acetate/hexanes)

Conditions: temp:75.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: A (1:3) mixture of 1-[4-(3-bromo-propoxy)-phenyl]-cyclohexanecarbonitrile and 1-[4-(3-chloro-propoxy)-phenyl]-cyclohexanecarbonitrile (2.00 g, 7.20 mmol), Cs2CO3 (2.58 g, 7.20 mmol), potassium iodide (0.20 g, 1.20 mmol) and (R)-(−)-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine (1.07 mL, 8.60 mmol) in NMP (20 mL) was heated to 75° C. overnight. The reaction mixture was cooled to ambient temperature, concentrated in vacuo, and quenched by adding water (30 mL). The crude product was extracted with ethyl acetate (30×mL) and the organic extracts were dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The compound was purified by column chromatography on Biotage® silica gel, eluting with dichloromethane:methanol:ammonia, 100:0:0 to 90:10:1 to give the title compound as a brown oil (1.39 g, 54%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.38 (d, 2H), 6.70 (d, 2H), 4.02 (t, 2H), 3.46-3.38 (m, 1H), 3.36-3.28 (m, 3H), 3.24-3.16 (m, 1H), 3.12-3.04 (m, 1H), 2.72-2.58 (m, 1H), 2.52-2.44 (m, 1H), 2.30-2.20 (m, 1H), 2.18-2.06 (m, 2H), 1.98 (pentet, 2H), 1.92-1.60 (m, 12H), 1.36-1.18 (m, 1H); HRMS (ESI+) 357.2537 (M+H)+. The reaction mixture was cooled to ambient temperature concentrated in vacuo quenched by adding water (30 mL) The crude product was extracted with ethyl acetate (30×mL) the organic extracts were dried over Na2SO4 filtered concentrated in vacuo The compound was purified by column chromatography on Biotage® silica gel eluting with dichloromethane

Conditions: temp:75.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: A (1:3) mixture of 1-[4-(3-bromo-propoxy)-phenyl]-cyclohexanecarbonitrile and 1-[4-(3-chloro-propoxy)-phenyl]-cyclohexanecarbonitrile (2.00 g, 7.20 mmol), Cs2CO3 (2.58 g, 7.20 mmol), potassium iodide (0.20 g, 1.20 mmol) and (R)-(−)-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine (1.07 mL, 8.60 mmol) in NMP (20 mL) was heated to 75° C. overnight. The reaction mixture was cooled to ambient temperature, concentrated in vacuo, and quenched by adding water (30 mL). The crude product was extracted with ethyl acetate (30×mL) and the organic extracts were dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The compound was purified by column chromatography on Biotage® silica gel, eluting with dichloromethane:methanol:ammonia, 100:0:0 to 90:10:1 to give the title compound as a brown oil (1.39 g, 54%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.38 (d, 2H), 6.70 (d, 2H), 4.02 (t, 2H), 3.46-3.38 (m, 1H), 3.36-3.28 (m, 3H), 3.24-3.16 (m, 1H), 3.12-3.04 (m, 1H), 2.72-2.58 (m, 1H), 2.52-2.44 (m, 1H), 2.30-2.20 (m, 1H), 2.18-2.06 (m, 2H), 1.98 (pentet, 2H), 1.92-1.60 (m, 12H), 1.36-1.18 (m, 1H); HRMS (ESI+) 357.2537 (M+H)+. The reaction mixture was cooled to ambient temperature concentrated in vacuo quenched by adding water (30 mL) The crude product was extracted with ethyl acetate (30×mL) the organic extracts were dried over Na2SO4 filtered concentrated in vacuo The compound was purified by column chromatography on Biotage® silica gel eluting with dichloromethane

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Procedure: 4-[4-(3-Pyrrolidin-1-ylpropoxy)phenyl]tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-carbaldehyde (500 mg, 1.575 mmol), (R)-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine (347 mg, 4.21 mmol), absolute ethanol (20 ml), activated 3 Å molecular sieves (500 mg), titanium (IV) isopropoxide (2.33 ml, 7.88 mmol) and STAB (2.84 g, 13.4 mmol) were reacted in accordance with the general procedure D. The isolated waxy solid was purified by column chromatography on silica eluting with DCM:MeOH:NH3 95:14:1 to give the title compound as a viscous pale yellow oil (390 mg, 59%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ7.18 (d, 2H), 6.86 (d, 2H), 4.02 (t, 2H), 3.85-3.69 (m, 2H), 3.59 (td, 1H), 3.45 (td, 1H), 3.27 (s, 3H), 3.10 (dd, 1H), 3.02 (dd, 1H), 2.94 (d, 1H), 2.63 (t, 2H), 2.58-2.45 (m, 6H), 2.39 (m, 1H), 2.21 (m, 1H), 2.07-1.67 (m, 11H), 1.57-1.33 (m, 3H). The isolated waxy solid was purified by column chromatography on silica eluting with DCM:MeOH:NH3 95:14:1

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Procedure: 4-[4-(3-Pyrrolidin-1-ylpropoxy)phenyl]tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-carbaldehyde (500 mg, 1.575 mmol), (R)-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine (347 mg, 4.21 mmol), absolute ethanol (20 ml), activated 3 Å molecular sieves (500 mg), titanium (IV) isopropoxide (2.33 ml, 7.88 mmol) and STAB (2.84 g, 13.4 mmol) were reacted in accordance with the general procedure D. The isolated waxy solid was purified by column chromatography on silica eluting with DCM:MeOH:NH3 95:14:1 to give the title compound as a viscous pale yellow oil (390 mg, 59%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ7.18 (d, 2H), 6.86 (d, 2H), 4.02 (t, 2H), 3.85-3.69 (m, 2H), 3.59 (td, 1H), 3.45 (td, 1H), 3.27 (s, 3H), 3.10 (dd, 1H), 3.02 (dd, 1H), 2.94 (d, 1H), 2.63 (t, 2H), 2.58-2.45 (m, 6H), 2.39 (m, 1H), 2.21 (m, 1H), 2.07-1.67 (m, 11H), 1.57-1.33 (m, 3H). The isolated waxy solid was purified by column chromatography on silica eluting with DCM:MeOH:NH3 95:14:1

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Procedure: Step 8 (A): (2R,4R)-tert-butyl 2-((1S,2S)-1-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(3-((R)-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-5-methylbenzamido)propyl)-4-propoxypyrrolidine-1-carboxylate. To a solution of 3-(((1S,2S)-1-((2R,4R)-1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-4-propoxypyrrolidin-2-yl)-1-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)propan-2-yl)carbamoyl)-5-methylbenzoic acid (Preparation G, 28 mg, 0.038 mmol) in dichloromethane (1 mL) was added Hunig's base (14 mg, 0.114 mmol) to make a clear solution and HATU (19 mg, 0.05 mmol) was then added. After stirring for 20 min, the reaction mixture was added (R)-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine (65 mg, 0.057 mmol) and the reaction mixture was stirred at rt overnight. Ethyl acetate (100 mL) was added and the mixture was washed with Brine, H2O, dried and concentrated to give 30 mg of the title compound (95% yield): 1H NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz) δ ppm 0.01 (3H, s), 0.06 (3H, s), 0.85 (9H, s), 0.88 (3H, t, J=5 Hz), 1.48-1.54 (11H, m), 1.73 (1H, m), 1.92-2.09 (5H, m), 2.18 (1H, m), 2.38 (3H, s), 2.62 (1H, m), 2.96 (1H, m), 3.05 (1H, m), 3.26-3.39 (5H, m), 3.47 (1H, m), 3.58 (1H, m), 3.68 (1H, m), 3.76 (1H, dd, J=5, 15 Hz), 3.97 (1H, m), 4.04-4.07 (1H, m), 4.11-4.14 (1H, m), 4.41 (1H, brd s), 4.56 (1H, m), 6.59 (1H, m), 6.76 (1H, s), 6.77 (1H, s), 7.43 (1H, s), 7.72 (1H, s), 7.74 (1H, s), 7.98 (1H, brd s). MS (ESI) (M+H)+ 788.61. was then added the reaction mixture was stirred at rt overnight the mixture was washed with Brine, H2O dried concentrated

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Procedure: Step 1 (D): (2R,4R)-tert-butyl 2-((1S,2S)-1-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(3-((R)-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)benzamido)propyl)-4-propoxypyrrolidine-1-carboxylate. To a solution of 3-(((1S,2S)-1-((2R,4R)-1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-4-propoxypyrrolidin-2-yl)-1-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)propan-2-yl)carbamoyl)benzoic acid (Step 1 (C), 50 mg, 0.074 mmol) in dichloromethane (2 mL) and DMF (5 mL) was added Hunig's base (28 mg, 0.222 mmol) to make a clear solution and HATU (36 mg, 0.0962 mmol) was then added. After stirring for 20 min, the reaction mixture was added (R)-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine (17 mg, 0.148 mmol) and the reaction mixture was stirred at rt overnight. Ethyl acetate (100 mL) was added and the mixture was washed with Brine, H2O, dried and concentrated to give 45 mg of the title compound (79% yield): 1H NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz) δ 0.02 (3H, s), 0.05 (3H, s), 0.83 (9H, s), 0.86-0.89 (3H, m), 1.48-1.51 (11H, m), 1.72 (1H, m), 1.91-2.07 (4H, m), 2.18 (1H, d, J=15 Hz), 2.64 (1H, dd, J=10, 15 Hz), 2.90-2.94 (1H, m), 3.02 (1H, brd s), 3.28-3.38 (6H, m), 3.48 (1H, m), 3.55 (1H, m), 3.67 (1H, m), 3.74 (1H, m), 3.98 (1H, m), 4.04-4.12 (2H, m), 4.42 (1H, m), 4.59 (1H, m), 6.57-6.60 (1H, m), 6.76 (2H, d, J=5 Hz), 7.41-7.44 (1H, m), 7.60-7.62 (1H, m), 7.88 (1H, d, J=5 Hz), 7.96 (1H, s), 8.08 (1H, brd s). MS (ESI) (M+H)+ 774.40. was then added the reaction mixture was stirred at rt overnight the mixture was washed with Brine, H2O dried concentrated

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Procedure: Step H (1): (R)-methyl 3-bromo-5-(2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)benzoate. To a solution of 3-bromo-5-(methoxycarbonyl)benzoic acid (1.8 g, 6.95 mmol) in dichloromethane (100 mL) and was added Hunig's base (2.7 g, 20.85 mmol) to make a clear solution and HATU (3.17 g, 8.34 mmol) was then added. After stirring for 30 min, the reaction mixture was added (R)-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine (800 mg, 6.95 mmol) and the reaction mixture was stirred at rt for 6 h. Dichloromethane (100 mL) was added and the mixture was washed with 1N NaOH, H2O and concentrated under vacuum. The crude mixture was purified by silica gel Flash Chromatography (0% to 20% to 40% EtOAc/Hexane step gradient) to give 1.8 g of the title compound (73% yield): 1H NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz) δ ppm 1.77-2.08 (4H, m), 3.14-3.47 (5H, m), 3.63 (2H, brd s), 3.82 (3H, s), 4.41 (1H, brd s), 7.83 (1H, s), 8.07 (1H, s), 8.20 (1H, m). was then added the reaction mixture was stirred at rt for 6 h the mixture was washed with 1N NaOH, H2O concentrated under vacuum The crude mixture was purified by silica gel Flash Chromatography (0% to 20% to 40% EtOAc/Hexane step gradient)

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Procedure: Step H (1): (R)-methyl 3-bromo-5-(2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)benzoate. To a solution of 3-bromo-5-(methoxycarbonyl)benzoic acid (1.8 g, 6.95 mmol) in dichloromethane (100 mL) and was added Hunig's base (2.7 g, 20.85 mmol) to make a clear solution and HATU (3.17 g, 8.34 mmol) was then added. After stirring for 30 min, the reaction mixture was added (R)-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine (800 mg, 6.95 mmol) and the reaction mixture was stirred at rt for 6 h. Dichloromethane (100 mL) was added and the mixture was washed with 1N NaOH, H2O and concentrated under vacuum. The crude mixture was purified by silica gel Flash Chromatography (0% to 20% to 40% EtOAc/Hexane step gradient) to give 1.8 g of the title compound (73% yield): 1H NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz) δ ppm 1.77-2.08 (4H, m), 3.14-3.47 (5H, m), 3.63 (2H, brd s), 3.82 (3H, s), 4.41 (1H, brd s), 7.83 (1H, s), 8.07 (1H, s), 8.20 (1H, m). was then added the reaction mixture was stirred at rt for 6 h the mixture was washed with 1N NaOH, H2O concentrated under vacuum The crude mixture was purified by silica gel Flash Chromatography (0% to 20% to 40% EtOAc/Hexane step gradient)

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Procedure: 5-(2-Methanesulfonyloxy-ethyl)-2-methyl-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (0.350 g, 0.900 mmol, 1 eq, Example 56, Step D) was suspended in dioxane (20 mL) under Ar. (R)-2-(Methoxymethyl)-pyrrolidine (0.207 g, 1.800 mmol, 2 eq) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred and heated to reflux for 18 hours. Then the reaction was quenched with saturated sodium bicarbonate and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×). The combined organic phases were washed with brine and dried over Na2SO4. After removing the solvent, the residue was loaded on silica gel and chromatographed, eluting with ethyl acetate/methanol/triethyl amine (100/10/1). 0.300 g (82%) of the indole-amine was obtained as a white solid. This was converted to the .HCl salt. LC/MS (ESI+) 407 (M+1); Anal. Calcd for C25H30N2O3.1 HCl.1H2O: C, 65.14; H, 7.22; N, 6.08; Found: C, 65.07; H, 7.08; N, 6.19. heated to reflux for 18 hours Then the reaction was quenched with saturated sodium bicarbonate extracted with ethyl acetate (3×) The combined organic phases were washed with brine dried over Na2SO4 After removing the solvent chromatographed eluting with ethyl acetate/methanol/triethyl amine (100/10/1)

Conditions: temp:150.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: The N-(2-bromo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-7-yl)-4-(4-(difluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide (20 mg) obtained in (Example 5.16) <Step 7> and (R)-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine (0.5 ml) were heated at 150° C. for 4 days. Thereafter, ethyl acetate (50 ml) and a saturated saline (20 ml) were added to the reaction solution, and an organic layer was then extracted. The obtained organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate. The solvent was distilled away under reduced pressure, and the obtained residue was then purified by preparative thin-layer chromatography (silica gel: eluent; ethyl acetate), so as to obtain the title compound (2.1 mg) in a yellow amorphous form. an organic layer was then extracted The obtained organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate The solvent was distilled away under reduced pressure the obtained residue was then purified by preparative thin-layer chromatography (silica gel: eluent; ethyl acetate)