Compounds
The present invention related to compounds that bind to and modulate the activity of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, to novel salts thereof, to processes for preparing these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and to methods of using these compounds for treating a wide variety of conditions and disorders, including those associated with dysfunction of the central nervous system (CNS).
1. A compound diethyl (R)-2-(1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)malonate.
2. A compound (R)-2-(1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)malonic acid.
3. A compound tert-butyl (R)-3-(2-hydroxyethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate.
4. A compound tert-butyl (R)-3-(2-iodoethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate.
5. A method of making tert-butyl (R)-3-vinylpyrrolidine-1-carboxylate through the intermediacy of one or more of diethyl (R)-2-(1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)malonate, (R)-2-(1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)malonic acid, tert-butyl (R)-3-(2-hydroxyethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate, and tert-butyl (R)-3-(2-iodoethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate.