Sodium cyanoborohydride → HCID 59655579, compound

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Reaction Steps

(R)-2-amino-2-ethyl-4-(4-heptyloxy-phenyl)-butyric acid ethyl ester (175 mg; 0.5 mmol) is dissolved in dichloromethane (2) and formic acid (100 μl), p-formaldehyde (100 μl; 30% in water) and NaBH3CN are added. After 1 hour at RT the reaction mixture is extracted with saturated aqueous NaHCO3 solution and the organic layer is dried over MgSO4 and purified on silica gel using n-hexanetethyl acetate (1/1→1/9) as mobile phase.

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