Water → (S)-2-((3S,5R,6S)-3-Allyl-5-(3-chlorophenyl)-6-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-methyl-2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)butanal

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To a solution of 428 g (959 mmol) of (3S,5R,6S)-3-allyl-5-(3-chlorophenyl)-6-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-((S)-1-hydroxybutan-2-yl)-3-methylpiperidin-2-one (Example 151, Step A) in dichloromethane (4.55 L) was added 25.9 mL (1.44 mol) of water. A solution of 610 g (1.44 mol) of Dess-Martin periodinane in dichloromethane (4.55 L) was added slowly over a 25 min period so as to maintain an internal reaction temperature not exceeding 25° C. The white slurry was stirred for 2.5 h and then was quenched by cautious, slow addition of saturated aqueous sodium thiosulfate (5.2 L) so as to maintain an internal reaction temperature below 30° C. Water was added and the mixture was extracted with dichloromethane (3×). The combined organic layers were washed with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution (4×) and then saturated aqueous sodium chloride (1×), dried over Na2SO4, filtered and the filtrate was concentrated to afford a yellow oily solid. A mixture of ethyl ether and DCM were added, and precipitated solids were filtered off. The precipitation/filtration process was repeated. The filtrate was concentrated to provide the title compound as a white solid. The crude product was used directly in the next step.

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