Sodium Hydroxide → 4,N-dicyclohexyl-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-4-[(5-nitro-2-phenoxy-pyridin-4-ylmethyl)-amino]-butyramide

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To a solution of 4-amino-4,N-dicyclohexyl-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-butyramide (2.0 g, 6.5 mmol) and 5-nitro-2-phenoxypyridine-4-carbaldehyde (1.6 g, 6.5 mmol) in 1,2 dichloroethane (50 mL), NaBH(OAc)3 (2.0 g, 9.4 mmol) was added, and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. After the addition of 1N NaOH solution, the reaction mixture was then extracted with EtOAc (200 mL×2). The organic layer was dried with Mg2SO4 and then evaporated to a residue which was purified by column chromatography to yield 4,N-dicyclohexyl-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-4-[(5-nitro-2-phenoxy-pyridin-4-ylmethyl)-amino]-butyramide as an oil.

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