Aluminium lithium hydride → HCID 21435857, compound

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Epimer `B` of 6-ethyl-6-(m-methoxyphenyl)-1,3-dimethylhexahydro-2H-azepin-2-one [Example 1 (ii) (a); 2.8 g.] in dry ether (20 ml.) was reduced with lithium aluminium hydride (1 g.) according to the procedure of Example 2. After work up, the colourless oil was distilled affording the title compound (2.39 g.), b.p. 106°-110° C. 0.1mm.

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