Formaldehyde → HCID 67264976, compound

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Combine 4-[(R)-4-(4-fluoro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-1-piperidin-3-yl-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (1.49 mmol; 741 mg); formaldehyde (5 equiv; 7.46 mmol; 560 μL); sodium triacetoxyborohydride (2 equiv; 2.98 mmol; 632 mg) and THF (25 mL) and stir at 20° C. for 20 min. Dilute with EA, wash the organic phase 2× with saturated sodium bicarbonate, brine, dry over MgSO4, filter and evaporate to provide the title compound (790.3 mg; 1.55 mmol; 104%). MS (ES+): m/z=511 (M+H).

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