Acetic Acid → (S)-5-{5-[(3,5-Bis-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-(2-methyl-2H-tetrazol-5-yl)-amino]-7-methyl-8-trifluoromethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-benzo[b]azepin-1-ylmethyl}-nicotinic acid methyl ester

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Add sodium triacetoxyborohydride (0.153 g, 0.724 mmol) portionwise to a solution of (S)-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-(2-methyl-2H-tetrazol-5-yl)-(7-methyl-8-trifluoromethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-5-yl)-amine (Example 3, Step 18) (0.100 g, 0.181 mmol), 5-formyl-nicotinic acid methyl ester (0.089 g, 0.543 mmol) and glacial acetic acid (1 mL) in acetonitrile (10 mL) at room temperature under an atmosphere of nitrogen and stir for 24 h. Quench the reaction with saturated sodium bicarbonate (5 mL) and dilute with dichloromethane (15 mL). Separate the layers and wash the organic layer with saturated sodium bicarbonate and brine (20 mL each). Dry the organic layer over sodium sulfate, filter and remove the solvent under reduced pressure. Purify the residue using flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with hexanes/ethyl acetate (80:20), to provide (the title compound as an off-white foam (0.113 g, 90%). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 30 MHz) δ 1.21-1.43 (m, 1H), 1.61-1.71 (m, 1H), 2.04-2.13 (m, 2H), 2.32 (s, 3H), 2.71-2.83 (m, 1H), 3.10-3.18 (m, 1H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 4.14 (s, 3H), 4.32-4.50 (m, 2H), 4.83-5.10 (m, 2H), 5.64-5.0 (m, 1H), 6.89 (s, 1H), 7.21 (s, 1H), 7.65 (s, 2H), 7.72 (s, 1H), 8.35 (s, 1H), 8.83 (s, 1H), 9.12 (s, 1H); ESI MS m/z 702 [C31H28F9N7O2+H]+

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