Formaldehyde → HCID 69609602, compound

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3-[(Biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-amino]-(2S)-[(4′-trifluoromethyl-biphenyl-4-carbonyl)amino]-propionic acid methyl ester (0.050 g, 0.093 mmol) prepared as per the above listed example 656 was subjected to reductive amination as per procedure E with formaldehyde (0.010 ml, 0.093 mmol) and sodium triacetoxyborohydride (0.039 gms, 0.186 mmol) to yield the corresponding 3-(Biphenyl-4-ylmethyl-methyl-amino)-(2S)-[(4′-trifluoromethyl-biphenyl-4-carbonyl)-amino]-propionic acid methyl ester which was then hydrolyzed as per general procedure C to yield the title compound (0.040 g, 80%). 1H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSOd6): 3.17 (s, 3H), 3.9 (m, 2H), 4.76 (m, 2H), 5.31 (s, 1H), 7.69 (m, 1H), 7.77 (m, 2H), 7.97 (m, 4H), 8.05 (bd, 2H), 8.19 (m, 4H), 8.27 (d, 2H), 8.40 (d, 2H), 9.5 (s, 1H); LC/MS (m/z): 533.3 (M+1).

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