Methoxyacetaldehyde → (1R,2R)-N1-[3,6-dicyclopropyl-5-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)pyrazin-2-yl]-N2-(2-methoxyethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-indene-1,2-diamine

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To a solution of (1R,2R)-N1-[3,6-dicyclopropyl-5-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)pyrazin-2-yl]-2,3-dihydro-1H-indene-1,2-diamine (0.10 g, 0.22 mmol) in MeOH (2 mL) containing acetic acid (2 drops) and methoxyacetaldehye (49 mg, 0.66 mmol) was added NaBH3CN (1 M solution in THF, 0.8 mL, 0.8 mmol). The mixture was stirred at rt overnight. Dilute with sat. aq. NaHCO3 and extract ED with EtOAc (3×30 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated to afford an oil that was purified by biotage MPLC (90 g column, 10% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to afford 0.11 g (20%) of (1R,2R)-N1-[3,6-dicyclopropyl-5-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)pyrazin-2-yl]-N2-(2-methoxyethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-indene-1,2-diamine as a solid: 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 0.60–1.01, 1.45–1.70, 2.83–2.99, 3.22–3.33, 3.47–3.56, 5.19, 5.53, 7.11–7.42; MS (ESI+) for C28H30Cl2N4O m/z 5.09 (M+H)+.

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