Sodium borohydride → (R)-tert-butyl 3-((R)-(5-chloro-2-methylphenyl)(2-hydroxyethoxy)methyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate

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To a solution of (R)-tert-butyl 3-((R)-(5-chloro-2-methylphenyl)(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethoxy)methyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate (8 g, 18.8 mmol) in MeOH (300 mL) was added NaBH4 (5.6 g, 0.15 mol) in portions while the temperature was lower than 40° C. After addition, the mixture was stirred overnight. The solvent was removed in vacuo to the residue, which was partitioned between water and EtOAc. The organic layer was washed with H2O and brine, dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated to give crude (R)-tert-butyl 3-((R)-(5-chloro-2-methylphenyl)(2-hydroxyethoxy)methyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate (7 g), which was used in the next step without purification.

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