Formaldehyde → 1-[(3-{2-[3-Cyano-4-(2-methylpropyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-5-yl}-2-ethylphenyl)methyl]-3-azetidinecarboxylic acid

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A solution of 5-[5-(2-ethyl-3-formylphenyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]-2-(2-methylpropyl)benzonitrile (D92) (120 mg), 3-azetidinecarboxylic acid (64.8 mg) and acetic acid (0.1 mL) in ethanol (10 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 15 min, then sodium cyanoborohydride (60.4 mg) was added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 6 h, then formaldehyde (0.11 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. After concentration, the residue was acidified with 2M HCl to pH 5-6, ethyl acetate was added, the organic phase was washed with saturated brine, then dried and evaporated. The residue was purified by Mass Directed AutoPrep to afford 1-[(3-{2-[3-cyano-4-(2-methylpropyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-5-yl}-2-ethylphenyl)methyl]-3-azetidinecarboxylic acid (E43) (32 mg) as a TFA salt. δH (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz): 0.92 (6H, d), 1.05 (3H, t), 1.98 (1H, m), 2.76 (4H, m), 3.65 (1H, m), 4.27 (4H, m), 4.54 (2H, br. s.), 7.40 (1H, m), 7.48 (2H, m), 7.62 (1H, d), 7.94 (1H, s), 8.22 (1H, dd), 8.35 (1H, d), 10.21 (1H, br s), 13.19 (1H, br s). δF (DMSO-d6, 376 MHz): −73.5. MS (ES): C27H29N3O2S requires 459. found 460.2 (M+H+).

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