Sodium triacetoxyborohydride → HCID 86650221, compound

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(4-Trifluoromethoxy-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-amine (735 mg, 3 mmol) and 4-(tert-butyl-dimethyl-silyloxy)-cyclohexanone (685 mg, 3 mmol) were dissolved in dichloromethane (25 mL). Next, sodium triacetoxyborohydride (1.27 g, 6 mmol) was added. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 6 days. Afterward, the mixture was diluted with dichloromethane (25 mL), washed with water (20 mL), washed with HCl 1N (20 mL), washed with water (20 mL), and washed with brine (20 mL). The organic layer was collected, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under vacuum to afford an oily residue. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (pentane/ether gradient). The desired product was isolated as a colorless oil (900 mg of 1:1 mixtures of cis and trans isomers, 66% yield).

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