“…MS (ESI) m/z (M + H) + Ethyl (3S,4R)-4-[(3,4-Dichloro-5-methyl-1H-pyrrole-2carbonyl)amino]-3-methoxy-piperidine-1-carboxylate (Scheme 1: 5, R1 = OMe, chiral). NMM (43.7 mL, 354 mmol) was slowly added to a mixture of 3,4-dichloro-5-methyl-1H-pyrrole-2carboxylic acid 42 (19.6 g, 101 mmol), ethyl (3S,4R)-4-amino-3methoxypiperidine-1-carboxylate 4b (1.2 g, 5.9 mmol), and HOBt (13.6 g, 101 mmol) in 400 mL of anhydrous CH 2 Cl 2 . After 1 h stirring, 39.9 g (182 mmol) of EDC was added, and stirring was continued overnight.…”