Lithium borohydride → (3S,5R,6S)-3-Allyl-5-(3-chlorophenyl)-6-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-((R)-1-hydroxybutan-2-yl)-3-methylpiperidin-2-one

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To a solution of (S)-methyl 2-((3S,5R,6S)-3-allyl-5-(3-chlorophenyl)-6-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-methyl-2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)butanoate and (R)-methyl 2-((3S,5R,6S)-3-allyl-5-(3-chlorophenyl)-6-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-methyl-2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)butanoate (1.73 g, 3.64 mmol) (mixture of stereoisomers from Example 91, Step A) in 27 mL of Et2O and 9 mL of THF was added a solution of lithium tetrahydroborate in THF (0.238 mL, 7.28 mmol) at 0° C. The resulting solution was stirred at 25° C. for 2 h. The reaction was quenched (10% citric acid), extracted (2×EtOAc) and washed (1×Sat. aq. NaCl solution). The combined organic layers were washed with sat. aq. NaCl solution, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (eluent: 0-60% EtOAc in hexanes) to give the title compound as the faster eluting isomer.

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