Sodium borohydride → N'-(3,5-difluoro-4-(hydroxymethyl)phenylsulfonyl)-N,N-dimethylformimidamide

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To a solution of N′-(3,5-difluoro-4-formylphenylsulfonyl)-N,N-dimethylformimidamide (171 g, 619 mmol) in MeOH (1 L) was added NaBH4 (23.4 g, 619 mmol) at 0° C. After 1 h, the reaction mixture was concentrated, neutralized to pH 6 with 1N HCl, and extracted with EtOAc. The combined extracts were washed with water and brine, dried over MgSO4 and evaporated in vacuo. To a solution of this residue in CH3CN (1 L) was added N,N-dimethylformamide dimethylacetal (166 mL, 1.24 mmol, 2 eq). The solution was evaporated in vacuo and then purified by chromatography (silica, DCM/EtOAc, 1:1) to give N′-(3,5-difluoro-4-(hydroxymethyl)phenylsulfonyl)-N,N-dimethylformimidamide (80 g). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.10 (s, 1H), 7.45-7.40 (m, 2H), 4.8 (d, J=3.6 Hz), 3.17 (s, 3H), 3.05 (s, 3H).

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