Tetrahydrofuran → 3-(hydroxymethyl)-1-[4-(7-[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methyl-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]cyclobutylacetonitrile

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To a mixture of methyl 3-(cyanomethyl)-3-[4-(7-[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methyl-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]cyclobutanecarboxylate (7.0 g, 0.015 mol) in tetrahydrofuran (100 mL, 1 mol) was added lithium tetrahydroborate (0.327 g, 0.0150 mol) at 0° C. The reaction was then heated at 50° C. for 3 h. To the reaction was added 60 mL of methanol. The resulting mixture was heated at 50° C. for another 15 min, then evaporated to dryness. The residue was treated with 1 N HCl, then neutralized with solid sodium bicarbonate, extracted with EtOAc. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated to dryness. The residue was purified on silica gel, eluting with 0 to 100% EtOAc, to give the desired product as cis- and trans-mixture (5.85 g, 88.91%). LCMS calculated for C22H31N6O2Si(M+H)+: 439.2; Found: 439.4.

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