Reagents and conditions: (a)
methyl 2-formylbenzoate, DIPEA, sodium triacetoxyborohydride, DCM,
25 °C, 14 h (for 20a); (b) HATU, or COMU, DIPEA,
DMF, 25 °C, 2 h; (c) Zn, NH4Cl, EtOH/H2O, 50 °C, 1 h; (d) amine, DIPEA, phenyl chloroformate, DCE 0
°C, 30 min then azetidine, 40 °C, 16 h.