Ammonium Chloride → Methyl 4-[5-[1-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)cyclopropyl]-3-(hydroxymethyl)pentyl]benzoate

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At −10° C., 2.13 ml of a 1 M borane/THF complex solution (2.13 mmol) are added dropwise to a solution of 400 mg (1.06 mmol) of 4-[1-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)cyclopropyl]-2-{2-[4-(methoxy-carbonyl)phenyl]ethyl}butanoic acid in 10 ml of THF. After warming to 0° C., the mixture is stirred at this temperature for another 2 hours. After complete conversion, saturated ammonium chloride solution is added, and the reaction mixture is extracted three times with 20 ml of ethyl acetate. The combined organic phases are then dried over sodium sulfate, and the solvent is evaporated to dryness. This gives 330 mg (85% of theory) of a colorless oil.

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