Acetic Acid → (S)-tert-Butyl 3-(3-formylphenyl)-1-((4-methoxyphenyl)(methyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate

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(S)-tert-Butyl 3-(3-cyanophenyl)-1-((4-methoxyphenyl)(methyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate (2.7 g, 6.60 mmole) was dissolved in pyridine (18.6 ml) and acetic acid (9.3 ml). Raney Nickel (2.7 g of a slurry in H2O) was added and the resulting suspension was stirred at 46° C. overnight. The reaction was confirmed complete by reverse phase HPLC/MS. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and then filtered through celite. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure and then partitioned between EtOAc and H2O. The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (3×). The combined organics were washed with H2O (2×) and brine (2×). The organic layer was dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated. The crude produce was dried under high vacuum overnight and used without further purification. Yield was 2.70 g. MS (m/z) 413 [M+H]+.

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