Sodium borohydride → HCID 54158084, compound

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A mixture of sodium borohydride (0.15 g, 3.97 mmol) and ethanol (5 mL) was stirred 10 min and then 1-(2,2-diphenyl-benzo(1,3)dioxol-5-yl)-2-(4-hydroxy-4-phenylpiperidin-1-yl)-propan-1-one (1.70 g, 3.36 mmol in 20 mL of ethanol) was added. The reaction was stirred at ambient temperature over the weekend. The white precipitate was collected, rinsed with ethanol and ether, and air dried to afford 1.35 g of crude product. The product was recrystallized from ethanol/ether/hexane and then recrystallized from ethanol/ethyl acetate/methylene chloride to give 1.05 g (61%) of (1R*,2R*)-1-(2,2-diphenyl-benzo(1,3)dioxol-5-yl)-2-(4-hydroxy-4-phenylpiperidin-1-yl)-propan-1-ol which had: mp 224-224.5° C. Analysis calculated for C33H33NO4: C, 78.08; H, 6.55; N, 2.76. Found: C, 78.16; H, 6.46; N, 2.72.

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