Sodium triacetoxyborohydride (460 mg, 2.17 mmol, 2.0 eq.) was added to a solution of 3-(4-nitrophenyl)-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-ene (250 mg; 1.1 mmol; 1.0 eq.) and cyclohexanone (168 μl; 1.63 mmol; 1.5 eq.) in DCE (10.00 mL) and the reaction mixture was heated at 500 under nitrogen atmosphere. After 1 h, the reaction mixture was poured into a saturated solution of NaHCO3. Aqueous phase was extracted twice with DCM and combined organic phases were washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The crude was purified by flash chromatography on silica (DCM:MeOH, gradient from 100:0 to 90:10) to give the title compound as a beige solid (220 mg, 65%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.17 (d, J=8.9 Hz, 2H), 7.68 (d, J=8.9 Hz, 2H), 6.68 (d, J=5.4 Hz, 1H), 3.79-3.68 (m, 2H), 2.80-2.75 (m, 1H), 2.31 (m, 1H), 2.07-1.66 (m, 8H), 1.52 (m, 2H), 1.23-1.09 (m, 5H). HPLC (max plot) 100.0%; Rt %3.01 min. UPLC/MS: (MS+) 313.4.
