PREPARATION OF (S)-N-(5-((R)-2-(2,5-DIFLUOROPHENYL)PYRROLIDIN-1-YL)PYRAZOLO[1,5-A]PYRIMIDIN-3-Y L)-3-HYDROXYPYRROLIDINE-1-CARBOXAMIDE

Process for preparing (S)-N-(5-((R)-2-(2,5-difluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-l- yl)pyrazolo[l,5-a] pyrimidin-3-yl)-3-hydroxypyrrolidine-l-carboxamide (formula I) or a salt thereof by reacting phenyl(5-((R)-2-(2,5- difluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-l-yl)-3,3a-dihydropyrazolo[l,5-a]pyrimidin-3- yl)carbamate or a similar derivative (formula 13) with (S)-pyrrolidin-3- ol (formula 14). Process for preparing phenyl(5-((R)-2-(2,5-difluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-l- yl)-3,3a-dihydropyrazolo[l,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)carbamate (formula 13) or a similar derivative by reduction of (R)-5-(2-(2,5-difluorophenyl) pyrrolidin-l-yl)-3-nitropyrazolo[l,5-a]pyrimidine (formula 11) to (R) -5-(2-(2,5-difluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-l-yl)pyrazolo[l,5-a]pyrimidin-3- amine (formula 12). Process for preparing (R)-2-(2,5-difluorophenyl)pyrrolidine(R) -2-hydroxysuccinate (formula 10) by treating (R)-N-((R)-l-(2,5- difluorophenyl)-3-(l,3-dioxan-2-yl)propyl)-2-methylpropane-2- sulfinamide (formula 19) with an acid and a reducing agent. (S)-N-(5-((R)-2-(2,5-difluorophenyl)-pyrrolidin-l-yl)-pyrazolo[l,5- a]pyrimidin-3-yl)-3-hydroxypyrrolidine-l-carboxamide, is a tyrosin kinase (TRK) inhibitor for trearing e.g. cancer.