2-Mepp → 1-[4-(3-Phenyl-4,5-dihydroisoxazol-5-yl)butyl]-4-(2-methylphenyl)piperazine

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4-(3-Phenyl-4,5-dihydroisoxazol-5-yl)butanal (27.1 mg, 0.124 mmol), 1-(o-tolyl) piperazine (20.0 mg, 0.113 mmol), molecular sieve (5 beads) and NaBH(OAc)3 (72.1 mg, 0.340 mmol) were reacted in 3 mL of methylene chloride for about 12 hr. With the following processes the same as in Example 1, 26.5 mg (67.3%) of the target compound was obtained.

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