Acetaldehyde → HCID 86632922, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of tert-butyl (2-{7-amino-2-[(2,4-dichlorophenyl)(hydroxy)methyl]-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl}ethyl)carbamate (5.00 g, 11.1 mmol) in methanol (110 mL) and acetic acid (5.5 mL) was added acetoaldehyde (4.15 mL, 66.6 mmol) at 0° C. The resultant mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 30 min. To the reaction mixture was added sodium triacetoxyborohydride (14.1 g, 66.5 mmol) at 0° C. After the resultant mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 h, the mixture was diluted with aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate and 8N aqueous sodium hydroxide, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layer was washed with water and brine, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel eluting with a 20-50% ethyl acetate/n-hexane gradient mixture to give a colorless solid (4.15 mg, 8.18 mmol, 74%).

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