Abstract
The simple and in-expensive amidine base, N,N-diethylacetamidine has been prepared and utilized in the construction of bicyclic hetero compound, 4 and employed for further reduction of amidic carbonyl groups of 4 by using NaBH4/I-2-THF condition which is an efficient and commercially viable method to prepare 5 towards the synthesis of amino moiety 1, in Trovafloxacin 2 an antibacterial agent.