Sodium triacetoxyborohydride → 2-((3R,5R,6S)-5-(3-chlorophenyl)-6-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-((S)-1-(3-hydroxy-3-(trifluoromethyl)azetidin-1-yl)butan-2-yl)-3-methyl-2-oxopiperidin-3-yl)acetic acid

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To a solution of 2-((3R,5R,6S)-5-(3-chlorophenyl)-6-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-methyl-2-oxo-1-((S)-1-oxobutan-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)acetic acid (70 mg, 0.151 mmol; Example 210, Step A) in DCE (3 mL) was added 53.8 mg (0.303 mmol) of 3-(trifluoromethyl)azetidin-3-ol hydrochloride (U.S. patent application publication no 2007/0275930) and sodium triacetoxyborohydride (64.2 mg, 0.303 mmol). After stirring for 18 hours, the mixture was partitioned between water and DCM. The aqueous layer was washed with DCM. The combined organic layers were washed with sat. aq. NaCl solution, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered and the filtrate was concentrated. The residue was purified by preparative thin layer chromatography on silica gel (eluent: 50% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to afford the title compound.

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