Acetic Acid → HCID 57849499, compound

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100 mg of 3-phenyl-1-(2′-trifluoromethyl-biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-piperazine was dissolved in a 2:1 mixture of dichloroethane and acetone, 2 equiv. of sodium triacetoxyborohydride was added followed by 30 μL of acetic acid. The reaction was stirred at room temperature under nitrogen overnight. The reaction was diluted with 5 mL of dichloromethane. The reaction mixture was washed with 1M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and brine, then dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The crude residue was purified by column chromatography to afford the title compound. Yield 41% ES MS m/z 439.

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