Methanol → 7-[(R)-2-((E)-3-Hydroxy-4-phenyl-but-1-enyl)-6-oxo-piperidin-1-yl]-hept-5-enoic Acid Methyl Ester

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Sodium borohydride (2.0 mg, 0.053 mmol), followed by MeOH (0.1 mL), was added to a solution of 7-[(R)-2-oxo-6-((E)-3-oxo-4-phenyl-but-1-enyl)-piperidin-1-yl]-hept-5-enoic acid methyl ester (10 mg, 0.026 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (0.5 mL) at 0° C. The mixture was allowed to warm to rt. After 10 min at rt, the reaction was quenched with aqueous HCl (1.0 M, 1 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3×5 mL). The combined organic phase was washed with brine (10 mL) then dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated in vacuo. Purification of the residue by flash column chromatography on silica gel (CH2Cl2→2% MeOH/CH2Cl2, gradient) afforded 9.9 mg (98%) of the title compound.

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