Acetic Acid → N-[(2S)-2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-3-(phenylmethoxy)propyl]-N-[2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-3-(phenylmethoxy)propyl]-N-ethylamine

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The product from Example 17C (0.15 g) in dichloroethane (5 mL) was treated with acetaldehyde (20 μL, 0.36 mmol). After stirring at ambient temperature for 10 minutes, the mixture was treated with sodium triacetoxyborohydride (0.10 g, 0.47 mmol) and acetic acid (20 μL, 0.35 mmol). After stirring at ambient temperature overnight, the mixture was diluted with CH2Cl2 (20 mL), washed with saturated aqueous NaHCO3 (2×20 mL) and brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (hexanes:ethyl acetate, 1:1) to provide the title compound (75 mg, 44%). 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 7.36-7.24 (m, 10 H), 4.93 (br s, 2H), 4.54-4.41 (m, 4H), 3.77-3.63 (m, 2H), 3.61 (dd, J=3.4, 9.2 Hz, 2H), 3.5-3.38 (m, 2H), 2.66-2.42 (m, 6H), 1.44 (s, 9H), 1.43 (s, 9H), 0.98 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 1.5H), 0.96 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 1.5H); MS (APCI+) m/z 572 (M+H)+.

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