Sodium Hydroxide → cis-4-(5-Bromo-3-methyl-pyridin-2-yl)-1-(2-methyltetrahydrofuran-3-yl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine

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To a solution of 5-bromo-3-methyl-1′,2′,3′,6′-tetrahydro-2,4′-bipyridine (2.26 g) described in Reference Example 109 (2) and 2-methyltetrahydrofuran-3-one (1.1 ml) in dichloromethane (25 ml) was added sodium triacetoxyborohydride (2.77 g), and stirred at room temperature for 6 hours. To the reaction solution was added 1 N aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide, and extracted with chloroform. The obtained organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated in vacuo. The obtained residue was purified with silica gel chromatography (n-hexane/ethyl acetate) to give cis-4-(5-bromo-3-methyl-pyridin-2-yl)-1-(2-methyltetrahydrofuran-3-yl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (2.43 g) and trans-4-(5-bromo-3-methylpyridin-2-yl)-1-(2-methyltetrahydrofuran-3-yl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (193 mg) as brown oils respectively. MS (ESI) m/z: 337, 339 (M+H)+.

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