(S)-3-methoxymethylamino-1-(2-thienyl)propan-1-ol → 3-(N-Methylamino)-1-(2-thienyl)-1-propanol, (-)-

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(S)-3-methoxymethylamino-1-(2-thienyl)propan-1-ol obtained in example 2 was dissolved in 10 ml of methanol with 8 mg of Raney-nickel. The resulting solution was provided in a glass autoclave and hydrogenated at 50° C. for 12 hours. Upon completion of hydrogenation, the reaction mixture was filtered and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to obtain the objective compound as a crystal compound (122 mg, 95% ee; purity; 90.8% by HPLC assay). The crude product was further purified by re-crystallization in toluene to give a product with optical purity as high as 100% ee.

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