Acetic Acid → HCID 18671407, compound

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To a stirring solution of 2-bromo-5-nitrobenzaldehyde (1 eq) in methylene chloride (0.1 M) at room temperature was added 3-amino-1-propanol (2 eq). After stirring for 4 hr, sodium triacetoxyborohydride (2 eq) and acetic acid (5 eq) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 3 hr and carefully quenched with methanol. The organic phase was washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate and brine. The organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, concentrated in vacuo and purified by flash chromatography (10% EtOAc/Hexane). EI-MS m/z 289 (M+H)+.

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