Methanol → HCID 69433111, compound

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Racemic Intermediate 21, one enantiomer being (1R,2S,5S)-1-aminomethyl-2-phenyl-3-aza-bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-3-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (0.055 g, 0.19 mmol) was combined with (1aR,7bS)-6-methoxy-3-methyl-2-oxo-1a,2,3,7b-tetrahydro-1H-3-aza-cyclopropa[a]naphthalene-5-carbaldehyde (0.046 g, 0.20 mmol) in methylene chloride (3 mL) and the mixture was stirred for 3.0 hours. APCI mass spec showed complete imine formation (m+1: 503). Methanol (1.0 mL) and sodium triacetoxyborohydride (0.053 g, 0.25 mmol) were added and the reaction allowed to stir for 16 hours. The solvent was removed at reduced pressure and the residue was partitioned between saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and methylene chloride, the organic layer was washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to give the title compound as a white foam (0.10 g, quantitative crude yield). This material was used without further purification.

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