Triethylsilane → (3S,4R)-3-[(R)-1-Phenyl-ethylamino]-tetrahydro-pyran-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester

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A solution of crude (R)-5-(1-Phenyl-ethylamino)-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyran-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (4.53 g, ca. 16.5 mmol) was dissolved in trifluoroacetic acid (45 mL) and treated with triethylsilane (7.9 mL, 49.4 mmol). The mixture was stirred for 17 h and then concentrated. The residue was dissolved in water and adjusted to pH 10 with 50% sodium hydroxide. The mixture was extracted with dichloromethane, and the combined organic phases were dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography (40% diethyl ether/petroleum ether) to provide the product as a colorless oil (1.63 g, 36%).

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