Sodium borohydride → (2S,5R)-5-[(1S,2S)-2-Amino-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-1-hydroxypropyl]-2-ethoxymorpholine-4-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester

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Add sodium borohydride (0.061 g, 1.62 mmol) portionwise to a solution of (2S,5R)-5-[(1R,2S)-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-1-hydroxy-2-nitropropyl]-2-ethoxymorpholine-4-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (0.145 g, 0.325 mmol) and nickel (II) chloride (0.063 g, 0.487 mmol) at room temperature in methanol (5 mL) and stir 30 for min. Add water (˜3 mL) and concentrate. Dilute with ethyl acetate and filter through a filtering agent. Partition the filtrate between ethyl acetate and water, dry (magnesium sulfate) and concentrate to give the title compound as a white solid (95 mg, 70%).

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