Formic Acid → HCID 86716575, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A 5 L three neck flask was fitted with a mechanical stirrer and condenser. To the flask was added 3-({[(2R,3R,7S)-7-methyl-2,3-diphenyl-1,4-dioxaspiro[4.5]dec-7-yl]methyl}amino)-4-nitrobenzonitrile (245.5 g, 508 mmol), MeOH (891 mL) and EtOAc (891 mL). Next, trimethyl orthoformate (561 mL, 5077 mmol) and formic acid (195 mL, 5077 mmol) were added. The resulting mixture was heated at 64° C. Next, (2-3 eq) of formic acid, trimethylorthoformate and iron were added every 15 min until the reaction was finished (3.5 h). Next, the mixture was filtered to remove excess iron, and the iron was washed with EtOAc. The filtrate was concentrated and the resulting thick purple residue (residue contained formic acid) was used without further purification (235 g, 100% yield).

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