“…36 To synthesize other target oxime ester derivatives of 1, i.e., compounds 9-13, oxime 5 was reacted with the appropriate carboxylic acids, using either T3P in pyridine as the condensation reagent (to prepare 9; path iv) or N-ethyl-N′-(3dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC•HCl) as the condensation reagent, in DCM with DMAP (to prepare 10-13; path iv). 37 The benzyl protecting group in 5 was removed by transfer hydrogenation, using 10% Pd on charcoal as a catalyst and 1,4-cyclohexadiene as a hydrogen donor, in an ethanol/THF (1 : 1) mixture yielding 3 by the indirect way to compare the yields of 3 (path v). Last but not least, product 14 was prepared from 12 by the same transfer hydrogenation as described above (path vi), which was more effective than that mentioned above (path i).…”