Methyl 4-aminobenzoate → Methyl 4-({cyclohexyl[3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)thieno[3,2-b]pyridin-2-yl]methyl}amino)benzoate

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To a mixture of cyclohexyl[3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)thieno[3,2-b]pyridin-2-yl]methanone (805 mg) synthesized above, methyl 4-aminobenzoate (410 mg), triethylamine (2.75 mL) and methylene chloride (10 mL) was added titanium (IV) chloride (323 μL) at 0° C., and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 day under argon atmosphere. Saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution was added to quench the reaction, and the reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a dark brown oil. To a solution (10 mL) of the obtained oil in tetrahydrofuran were added acetic acid (282 μL) and sodium cyanoborohydride (309 mg), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hr. Saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution was added to quench the reaction, and the reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (0-40% ethyl acetate/hexane) to give the title object compound (775 mg, 68%) as a pale-brown solid.

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