Sodium triacetoxyborohydride → {4-[(3-Methoxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolin-8-ylamino)-methyl]-benzyl}-pyridin-2-ylmethyl-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester

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Using General Procedure B: To a solution of (3-methoxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolin-8-yl)-amine (0.27 g, 1.5 mmol) and 4-[[N-(t-butoxycarbonyl)-N-(2-pyridinylmethyl)amino]methyl]benzaldehyde (prepared as described by Bridger et al, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/535,314) (0.57 g, 1.7 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (15 mL) was added NaBH(OAc)3 (0.48 g, 2.3 mmol) and the mixture stirred at room temperature for 16 h. Purification of the crude material by column chromatography on silica gel (5% MeOH/CH2Cl2) gave {4-[(3-methoxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolin-8-ylamino)-methyl]-benzyl}-pyridin-2-ylmethyl-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (0.43 g, 58%). 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 1.45 (m, 9H), 1.77 (m, 2H), 2.00 (m, 1H), 2.12 (m, 1H), 2.77 (m, 2H), 3.80 (m, 1H), 3.81 (s, 3H), 3.85 (d, 1H, J=12.0 Hz), 3.95 (d, 1H, J=12.0 Hz), 4.44 (br s, 2H), 4.55 (br s, 2H), 6.88 (d, 1H, J=1.5 Hz), 7.15 (m, 2H), 7.23 (br s, 2H), 7.34 (d, 2H, J=6.0 Hz), 7.62 (t, 1H, J=7.5 Hz), 8.11 (d, 1H, J=1.5 Hz), 8.52 (d, 1H, J=6.0 Hz).

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