Acetic Acid → 5-(2,4-Bis-benzyloxy-5-isobutyl-phenyl)-4-(4-morpholin-4-ylmethyl-phenyl)-isoxazole-3-carboxylic acid ethylamide

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5-(2,4-Bis-benzyloxy-5-isobutyl-phenyl)-4-(4-formyl-phenyl)-isoxazole-3-carboxylic acid ethylamide (1 eq) was dissolved in methanol and powdered 3 Å sieves were added. Morpholine (2 eq) was added, followed by acetic acid (5 eq). After stirring for 30 minutes, sodium cyanoborohydride (2 eq) was added portionwise and the suspension was stirred under nitrogen at ambient temperature for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered through celite and concentrated to dryness. Column chromatography, eluting with 5% MeOH in DCM gave 5-(2,4-bis-benzyloxy-5-isobutyl-phenyl)-4-(4-morpholin-4-ylmethyl-phenyl)-isoxazole-3-carboxylic acid ethylamide as a colourless oil.

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