Sodium cyanoborohydride → N-(3-iodo-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5-H-benzocyclohepten-5-yl)-O-methyl-hydroxylamine

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To a stirred solution of crude 3-iodo-6,7,8,9-tetrahydrobenzocylohepten-5-one-O-methyl-oxime E/Z-mixture (793 mg; 5.95 mmol) prepared as described in example P3b in acetic acid (5 ml) was added portion wise sodium cyanoborohydride 95% (0.63 g; 10.1 mmol) at 15° C. The mixture was stirred for 9 hours at 23° C. Most of acetic acid was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was poured in 2N NaOH (50 ml) and was extracted with ethylacetate (3×30 ml). Combined organics were dried over sodium sulfate and solvent was removed in vacuo. The crude (840 mg) was subject to flash chromatography (eluant: c-hexane/ethyl acetate 100:0 to 10:90) to afford 88 mg (13% of theory) of N-(3-iodo-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5-H-benzocyclohepten-5-yl)-O-methyl-hydroxylamine in form of an oil.

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