Acetone → HCID 86596897, compound

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A solution of (1S,2S,5R)-ethyl 5-amino-2-((S)-3-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)cyclohexanecarboxylate from step 2 in CH2Cl2 (10 ml) was treated with acetone (1 ml) and NaBH(OAc)3 (1.7 g, 8 mmol) and stirred at room temperature overnight. A solution of 37% aq formaldehyde (2 ml) was added and stirred at room temperature for 1 h. The solution was diluted with CH2Cl2 (50 ml) and washed with 1 N NaOH, water, brine, concentrated in vacuo and the residue chromatographed (4% NH4OH:MeOH:CH2Cl2) to give 540 mg (73%) of (1S,2S,5R)-ethyl 2-((S)-3-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)-5-(isopropyl(methyl)amino)-cyclohexanecarboxylate as a white foam. MS found: (M+H)+=460.51

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