HCID 58761948, compound → N-methyl-4-ethoxycarbonylmethylaniline

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To a stirred solution of (4-formylamino-phenyl)-acetic acid ethyl ester (Preparation 268, 500 mg, 2.41 mmol) in THF (10 mL) was added borane-dimethyl sulphide complex (0.3 mL, 3.13 mmol) at 0° C. and the mixture stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was quenched with MeOH (5 mL) and evaporated in vacuo. The crude material was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (gradient of hexane:EtOAc 100:0 to 75:25) to afford the title compound as an oil in 91% yield, 460 mg.

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