Sodium borohydride → (+/-)-6-{4-[1-(3-Methyl-butyl)-piperidin-3-yl]-phenoxy}-nicotinamide

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Using a method similar to Example 324, 6-(4-piperidin-3-yl-phenoxy)-nicotinamide (free base of compound of example 322) (0.0252 g, 0.0847 mmol), isovaleraldeldyde (0.0165 mL, 0.154 mmol), and sodium borohydride (0.0082 g, 0.217 mmol) provide 0.0100 g (32%) of the title compound as an off-white foam: high resolution mass spectrum (electrospray): m/z calc for C22H30N3O2 368.2338, found 368.2355; 1H NMR (methanol-d4): 8.66 (d, 1H, J=2.4 Hz), 8.29 (dd, 1H, J=2.4, 8.8 Hz), 7.41-7.36 (m, 2H), 7.17-7.12 (m, 2H), 7.03 (d, 1H, J=8.8 Hz), 3.28-3.19 (m, 2H), 2.96 (tt, 1H, J=3.4, 11.7 Hz), 2.71-2.63 (m, 2H), 2.43-2.28 (m, 2H), 2.06-1.92 (m, 2H), 1.84 (qt, 1H, J=3.9, 13.2 Hz), 1.71-1.51 (m, 4H), 0.99 (d, 6H, J=6.3 Hz).

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