1,1-Dichloroethane → (R)-3-(4-benzyloxy-2,6-dichloro-benzyl)-1-(4-hydroxy-piperidin-1-yl)-pyrrolidin-2-one

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Stir a mixture of dichloroethane (500 mL), N-amino-4-hydroxypiperidine (10.66 g, 91.88 mmol), (R)-4-((R)-4-benzyl-2-oxo-oxazolidin-3-yl)-3-(4-benzyloxy-2,6-dichloro-benzyl)-4-oxo-butyraldehyde (40.2 g, 76.57 mmol) and sodium triacetoxyborohydride (48.47 g, 229.71 mmol) at room temperature for 21 hours. Bring the reaction to 55° C. and is stir for 1 hour. Cool the reaction, dilute with dichloromethane, and wash with water. Dry the organic layer (Na2SO4), remove the solvent in vacuo to afford crude product, and purify on silica with a 100% ethyl acetate and 10% methanol in methylene chloride to afford 30 g (90%) of the titled product. MS (m/z): 449 (M+).

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