Methyl Ethyl Ketone → HCID 178505532, compound

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A mixture containing (S)-cyclohexyl[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]methanamine (prepared in Stage 5.2; 519 mg; 0.0015 mol), triethylamine (0.4 ml; 0.003 mol) and butanone (140 mg; 0.002 mol) in 10 ml of methanol is stirred for thirty minutes at 23° C. Sodium triacetoxyborohydride (630 mg; 0.003 mol) is then added. The reaction mixture is stirred for sixteen hours then poured into water. After extraction with ethyl acetate, the organic phase is washed with a saturated solution of sodium chloride then dried over magnesium sulphate. The solvent is evaporated off and the residue is purified on a silica column (eluent: CH2Cl2-MeOH mixture/95-05). A white-coloured powder is obtained with a yield of 12%. Melting point: 170-172° C.

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