Water → HCID 67145878, compound

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To a solution of ethyl (E)-3-[4-[[methyl(4-phenyl-2-thiazolyl)amino]methyl]phenyl]propenoate (0.60 g, 1.6 mmol) and nickel chloride hexahydrate (0.41 g, 3.2 mmol) in ethanol (25 mL) was added sodium borohydride (0.30 g, 8.0 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hrs. Water was added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with water, dried and concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate=18:1) to give the title compound (0.39 g, yield 64%). oil.

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