Formaldehyde → HCID 57847252, compound

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To a solution of ethyl 4-[(2-{[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxy}ethyl)amino]benzoate (2.52 g, 7.79 mmol) in dichloromethane (32 ml) were added 37% aqueous formaldehyde solution (2.08 ml, 25.7 mmol) and sodium triacetoxyborohydride (6.93 g, 32.7 mmol) and the mixture was heated under reflux overnight. Aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution was added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous MgSO4, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography and eluted with hexane-ethyl acetate (1:0-7:3, v/v) to give the title compound (2.33 g, 89%) as a colorless oil.

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