Sodium borohydride → [(3S,4S,5R,6S)-3,4,5-tribenzyloxy-6-[4-chloro-3-[[4-(2,2-difluoroethoxy)phenyl]methyl]phenyl]-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methoxy-tetrahydropyran-2-yl]methanol

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(2S,3S,4S,5R,6S)-3,4,5-tribenzyloxy-6-[4-chloro-3-[[4-(2,2-difluoroethoxy)phenyl]methyl]phenyl]-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methoxy-tetrahydropyran-2-carbaldehyde 12j (1.09 g, 1.42 mmol) was dissolved in 30 mL of mixed solution (THF and MeOH, v:v=1:2), followed by addition of sodium borohydride (108 mg, 2.83 mmol) in batch. The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 minutes before 20 mL water and 30 mL water were added. The aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate (30 mL×3) and the organic extract was washed with saturated sodium chloride solution (30 mL) and combined, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure and the resulting residue was purified by column chromatography to obtain the title compound [(3S,4S,5R,6S)-3,4,5-tribenzyl-oxy-6-[4-chloro-3-[[4-(2,2-difluoroethoxy)phenyl]methyl]phenyl]-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methoxy-tetrahydropyran-2-yl]methanol 12k (293 mg, yellow grease), yield: 27.0%.

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