Sodium borohydride → HCID 70188144, compound

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Reaction Steps

In a similar manner to that described in Example (1b), a solution of N-[(3-nitrophenyl)-(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-[(R)-1-(3,4-difluorophenyl)ethyl]amine (1.27 g) [prepared as described in step (a) above] in methanol (50 ml), nickel chloride hexahydrate (1.52 g) and sodium borohydride (510 mg) were reacted, and the reaction mixture was purified by chromatography through a silica gel column using a 1:8 by volume mixture of ethynyl acetate and toluene as the eluant, to afford isomer A (235 mg,) as a yellow oil and isomer B (240 mg) as a pale yellow oil of the title compound.

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