Sodium borohydride → HCID 85877287, compound

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Ethyl 5-acetyl-1,3-dioxane-5-carboxylate (2) (22.3 g, 0.11 mol) was dissolved in ethanol (100 mL) and sodium borohydride (2.08 g, 0.055 mol) was added at 0° C. in portions. The mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 1 h. The excess of sodium borohydride was destroyed with acetone and the solution was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×600 mL). The combined organic extracts were concentrated in vacuo to give the title compound (18.9 g, 84%) as colorless oil.

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