Acetic Acid → HCID 90029300, compound

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Stir the mixture of 4-(3-nitro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (150 mg, 0.55 mmol), (1-ethoxycyclopropoxy)trimethylsilane (700 mg, 2.4 mmol), sodium cyanoborohydride (200 mg, 3.3 mmol) and acetic acid (240 mg, 4.0 mmol) in ethanol (10 mL) at 60° C. overnight. Concentrate the mixture to get a residue, partition between EtOAc and water, collect the organic layer, wash with water and brine sequentially, and dry over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Concentrate under reduced pressure to give the product as a yellow solid (135 mg, 79%). MS: (M+1): 313.1.

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