Lithium tri-s-butylborohydride → (1 S,2R,3R,4R)-2-allyl-4-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-3-((R,E)-3-(triethylsilyloxy)-4-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)but-1-enyl)cyclopentanol

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A 500 ml three-necked flask was flame dried and allowed to be cooled under nitrogen. (2R,3R,4R)-2-allyl-4-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-3-((R,E)-3-(triethylsilyloxy)-4-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)but-1-enyl)cyclopentanone (2.68 g, 4.48 mmol) and 30 ml tetrahydrofuran were added to the reaction flask, followed by dropwise addition of L-Selectride (4 ml, 1M in tetrahydrofuran) at −70° C. Then, the reaction mixture was warmed to room temperature and quenched by 30 ml saturated aqueous ammonium chloride. The reaction mixture was phase separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layers were combined and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solid was filtered off and organic solvent was evaporated off under vacuum. The crude product was purified by chromatography and then concentrated under reduced pressure to provide 2.5 g of the title compound (93% yield).

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