Sodium cyanoborohydride → 2-{2-[2-(1,3-Dioxo-1,3,dihydro-isoindol-2-yl)-2-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxycarbonyl)-ethyl]-benzylamino}-4-methyl-valeric acid, tert-butyl ester

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Dissolve 2-(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-isoindol-2-yl)-3-(2-formyl-phenyl)-propionic acid, 2-trimethylsilanyl-ethyl ester (250 mg, 0.590 mmol) in methanol (15 mL) and treat with L-leucine tert-butyl ester hydrochloride (0.66 g, 3.0 mmol). Stir at room temperature for 2 hours with 3A molecular sieves, add sodium cyanoborohydride (0.6 mL of a 1.0M solution in tetrahydrofuran, 0.6 mmol), stir for 0.5 hours, add additional sodium cyanoborohydride (0.3 mL) and stir for 5 hours. Filter through filter aid, evaporate the solvent in vacuo and partition the residue between methylene chloride (100 mL) and saturated sodium hydrogen carbonate (40 mL). Dry (Na2SO4), evaporate the solvent in vacuo and purify by silica gel chromatography (5:1 hexane/ethyl acetate followed by 3:1 hexane/ethyl acetate) to give the title compound (221 mg, 63%).

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