Sodium Bicarbonate → (S)-tert-butyl 4-((S)-1-phenylethylamino)-3,4-dihydro-2H-spiro[naphthalene-1,4'-piperidine]-1'-carboxylate

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At −78° C., NaBH4 (760 mg, 20 mmol) was added to a solution of the imine (B1) (7.82 g, 20 mmol) in methanol (100 ml). The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to 0° C. over 2-3 hours then treated with saturated NaHCO3 (ca. 100 ml), concentrated under reduced pressure at <30° C. to remove the solvent. The residue was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phase washed with water, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated to give (S)-tert-butyl 4-((S)-1-phenylethylamino)-3,4-dihydro-2H-spiro[naphthalene-1,4′-piperidine]-1′-carboxylate (B2) as a solid. LC-MS: m/e=421.32 (M+H). Rt=2.20 min.

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