Sodium borohydride → HCID 57577369, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of sodium borohydride (75 mg, 2.00 mmol) in 5 ml of ethanol at room temperature is added 2-acetylamino-2-(6-octyl-1-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalen-2-yl)-malonic acid diethyl ester (compound 5) (1.00 g, 2.1 mmol) in 5 ml of ethanol. The reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature under argon for an additional hour, quenched by the addition of water (20 mL) and methylene chloride (20 mL). The organic layer is removed and the aqueous layer is extracted with methylene chloride (2×20 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (2×20 mL) and dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue is purified by column chromatography (silica gel, 20% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to provide 755 mg of compound A (75%).

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