Sodium triacetoxyborohydride → (3R,4R)-3-fluoro-4-(4-nitro-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)-1-(oxetan-3-yl)piperidine

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A solution of (3R,4R)-3-fluoro-4-(4-nitro-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)piperidine (1.3 g, 1.0 eq, 4.3 mmol) and oxetan-3-one (0.43 g, 1.4 eq, 6.0 mmol) in 1,2-dichloroethane (50 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. Sodium triacetoxyborohydride (1.6 g, 1.8 eq, 7.7 mmol) was added in portions to the above solution and the heterogeneous mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. Work-up and purification of the crude mixture used the same conditions as Example 88 above for Compound 120, and gave the product in 66% yield.

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