Methyl 3-formylbenzoate → Methyl 3-{[2-(2-hydroxy-3,3-dimethylbutyl)-4-methoxyphenylamino]methyl}benzoate

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To a solution of 1-(2-amino-5-methoxyphenyl)-3,3-dimethylbutan-2-ol (155 mg) and methyl 3-formylbenzoate (137 mg) in acetic acid (2 mL) was added sodium triacetoxyborohydride (294 mg) at room temperature, and the mixture was stirred for one hour. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and washed with 5% aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution. The organic layer was washed with saturated saline, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluting solvent: ethyl acetate-hexane) to obtain the title compound (205 mg).

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