Sodium cyanoborohydride → HCID 13146121, compound

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1 g (4.17 m mols) of (2S)-1-[(S)-alanyl]-2-carboxyperhydroindole, prepared as described in Example 3, Step F, and 4.72 g (19 m mols) of ethyl [(1RS)-1-ethoxycarbonylethylthio]-pyruvate are dissolved in 50 ml of anhydrous ethanol in the presence of 15 g of molecular sieve 4 Å. After 45 minutes' stirring at room temperature, 0.25 g of sodium cyanoborohydride in solution in 2.25 ml of anhydrous ethanol are added within 6 hours.

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