Sodium Hydroxide → Propanal

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4-(4-{[(S)-2-(4-methanesulfonyl-phenyl)-1-methyl-ethyl]-propyl-amino}-butyl)-5-oxo-[1,4]diazepane-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester A mixture of sodium borohydride (0.55 g) and tetrahydrofuran (40 ml) was stirred and a mixture of acetic acid (2.62 g) and tetrohydrofuran (10 ml) slowly added with cooling to maintain the temperature below ambient. The mixture was stirred for several hours. A solution of the 4-{4-[2-(4-methanesulfonyl-phenyl)-1-methyl-ethylamino]-butyl}-5-oxo-[1,4]diazepane-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (7.0 g) and propionaldehyde (0.85 g) in tetrahydrofuran (25 ml) was prepared. The solution was slowly added to the borohydride mixture with stirring. The mixture stirred several hours followed by slow addition of 25% sodium hydroxide solution (14 g).The upper organic layer was distilled under vacuum. The residue was dissolved in toluene and washed with water. The organic layer vacuum distilled to yield 7.5g of 4-(4-{[(S)-2-(4-methanesulfonyl-phenyl)-1-methyl-ethyl]-propyl-amino}-butyl)-5-oxo-[1,4]diazepane-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester as an oil.

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