Ethyl 2-(5-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)pyridin-2-yl)acetate → Ethyl {cis-5-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]piperidin-2-yl}acetate

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The mixture of ethyl {5-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]pyridin-2-yl}acetate (3.72 g, 15.6 mmol, step 4 of Example 1) and platinum oxide (300 mg) in ethanol (6 mL) and acetic acid (6 mL) was stirred under hydrogen (4 atom) at room temperature for 8 h. The mixture was filtered through a pad of Celite washing with ethanol and the filtrate was concentrated. The resulting residue was diluted with 2N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (100 mL), and extracted with dichloromethane (100 mL×3). The combined organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was chromatographed on a column of silica gel eluting with dichloromethane/methanol (20:1) to give 2.48 g (65%) of the title compound as a colorless oil. (trans isomer 559 mg, 15% yield)

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