Methanol → Tert-butyl 2-(4-(hydroxymethyl)-5-oxo-2,5-dihydrofuran-3-yl)-1-oxo-2,8-diazaspiro[4.5]decane-8-carboxylate

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tert-butyl 2-(4-formyl-5-oxo-2,5-dihydrofuran-3-yl)-1-oxo-2,8-diazaspiro[4.5]decane-8-carboxylate (1.18 g, 3.24 mmol) was dissolved in THF (13 mL) and MeOH (13 mL) and the mixture was cooled to −78° C. and stirred for 15 min. Sodium borohydride (0.147 g, 3.89 mmol) was added in two equal portions and the resulting mixture was stirred for ˜15 min. at −78° C. LC-MS after 15 minutes stirring at −78° C. showed complete consumption of starting material. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and quenched with aqueous ammonium chloride solution at −78° C. The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (2×), combined organic layers were washed with water, brine, then dried (MgSO4) and filtered, and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to obtain the product, which was taken to the next step without purification.

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