Morpholine → (2S,3R)-3-Hydroxy-2-[4-(4-morpholin-4-ylmethyl-phenylethynyl)-benzoylamino]-butyric acid methyl ester

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Sodium triacetoxyborohydride (0.670 g, 3.16 mmol) was added to a solution of benzaldehyde 3 (0.822 g, 2.25 mmol) and morpholine (260 μL, 2.97 mmol) in THF (15 mL) under N2 atmosphere and the reaction monitored by TLC (25:1 DCM/MeOH, Rf=0.2). After stirring 4 h, the reaction mixture was quenched with saturated NaHCO3 (150 mL), extracted with EtOAc (3×100 mL), dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated to give a yellow syrup. Purification by silica gel chromatography (35:1 DCM/MeOH) afforded 0.844 g (86% yield) of 4 as a sticky white foam.

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