Acetic Acid → (R)-3-[{N-(2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-5-trifluoromethylbenzoyl)glycyl}amino]-1-(4,5-methylenedioxy-2-nitrobenzyl)pyrrolidine

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To a mixture of (R)-3-[{N-(2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-5-trifluoromethylbenzoyl)glycyl}amino]pyrrolidine (0.150 mmol), 4,5-methylenedioxy-2-nitrobenzaldehyde (0.45 mmol), methanol (4.5 mL), and acetic acid (0.048 mL) was added NaBH3CN (0.75 mmol) in methanol (1.50 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at 50° C. overnight. The mixture was cooled to room temperature, loaded onto Varian™ SCX column, and washed with CH3OH. Product was eluted off using 2 N NH3 in CH3OH and concentrated to afford (R)-3-[{N-(2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-5-trifluoromethylbenzoyl)glycyl}amino]-1-(4,5-methylenedioxy-2-nitrobenzyl)pyrrolidine.

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