Formaldehyde → HCID 67507858, compound

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(S)-1-[(2S,4S)-1-tert-Butoxycarbonyl-4-(4-cyanophenylmethyl)amino-2-pyrrolidinylcarbonyl]-2-cyanopyrrolidine [product of Example 31 (1), 1.04 g] and 37% formaldehyde solution (0.7 mL) were dissolved in acetonitrile (15 mL), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hr. Sodium cyanoborohydride (0.240 g) and acetic acid (0.4 mL) were added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was stirred for 1 hr. The reaction mixture was evaporated under reduced pressure. Saturated aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution was added to the residue and the mixture was extracted with chloroform. The extract was dried and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography to give (S)-1-{(2S,4S)-1-tert-butoxycarbonyl-4-[N-(4-cyanophenylmethyl)-N-methylamino]-2-pyrrolidinylcarbonyl}-2-cyanopyrrolidine (0.71 g) as amorphous.

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