1-Acetylpiperazine → tert-Butyl 4-[(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl]-6-methoxypyridin-2-ylcarbamate

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To a solution of tert-butyl 4-formyl-6-methoxypyridin-2-ylcarbamate (15-3, 292 mg, 1.16 mmole) and 1-acetylpiperazine (178 mg, 1.39 mmole) in 2% glacial HOAc in CH2Cl2 (5 mL) was added NaBH(OAc)3 (270 mg, 1.27 mmole) at RT. After 1.5 hr the mixture was quenched with saturated NaHCO3 and extracted with CH2Cl2 (3×). The combined organic layers were dried (MgSO4), filtered, and concentrated. Flash column chromatography (gradient, 0-5% EtOH/EtOAc) gave the titled compound as a white foam. 1H-NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ7.41 (s, 1H), 7.00 (bs, 1H), 6.43 (s, 1H), 3.83 (s, 3H), 3.63 (bs, 2H), 3.46 (bs, 4H), 2.41 (m, 4H), 2.08 (s, 3H), 1.52 (s, 9H); MS (ES) (M+H)+365.

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