Sodium Bicarbonate → (2R)-1-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]-2-(3,4-dimethylbenzyl)-4-[2-[2-(3,3-dimethylmorpholino)ethoxy]ethyl]piperazine dihydrochloride

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To a stirred mixture of 3,3-dimethylmorpholine hydrochloride (63 mg) and triethylamine (42 mg) in dichloromethane (5 ml) were added (2R)-1-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]-2-(3,4-dimethylbenzyl)-4-[2-(formylmethoxy)ethyl]piperazine (200 mg) and sodium triacetoxyborohydride (120 mg) at room temperature. The resulting mixture was stirred for 1 hour and then treated with aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution. The organic layer was separated and dried over magnesium sulfate. After evaporation of the solvent, the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel using dichloromethanemethanol (10:1) as eluent and treated with 4N hydrogen chloride in ethyl acetate to give (2R)-1-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]-2-(3,4-dimethylbenzyl)-4-[2-[2-(3,3-dimethylmorpholino)ethoxy]ethyl]piperazine dihydrochloride (193 mg) as a powder.

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