Acetic Acid → HCID 10361107, compound

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To a solution of Example 3 (0.150 g, 0.473 mmol) in 10 mL of methanol, was added acetone (0.035 g, 0.473 mmol). The resulting clear yellow solution was stirred for 45 minutes. Sodium cyanoborohydride (0.058 g, 0.95 mmol) and acetic acid (0.172 g, 2.85 mmol) were added and the mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo, taken up in 20 mL of water and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×30 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (1×35 mL), dried (magnesium sulfate) and concentrated in vacuo to give 0.21 g of a yellow solid. This material was chromatographed (50 g Merck silica gel) using ethyl acetate:hexanes (1:1) as the eluant to give 0.101 g (60%) of Example 18 as a yellow solid.

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