Sodium Hydroxide → 1-(4-ethylbenzyl)-4-[[N-(9-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl)glycyl]aminomethyl]piperidine

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To A solution of 4-[{N-(9-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl)glycyl}aminomethyl]piperidine (1.00 g, 2.33 mmol) in 2.5% AcOH/CH3OH (80 mL) were added 4-ethylbenzaldehyde (1.09 g, 8.16 mmol) and NaBH3CN (6.59 g, 10.5 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at 60° C. for 13 h. After the mixture was cooled to room temperature, 1 N aqueous NaOH solution (50 mL) and dichloromethane (50 mL) were added. The organic layer was separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane (50 mL×3). The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. Column chromatography (SiO2, CH3OH/AcOEt 2:8) afforded 1-(4-ethylbenzyl)-4-[{N-(9-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl)glycyl}aminomethyl]piperidine (740 mg, 62%).

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