[C:1]([C:5]1[CH:6]=[CH:7][C:8]2[O:13][CH:12]([CH3:14])[C:11](=[O:15])[NH:10][C:9]=2[CH:16]=1)(=[O:4])[CH2:2][CH3:3].[BH4-].[Na+]>C(O)C.C1COCC1>[OH:4][CH:1]([C:5]1[CH:6]=[CH:7][C:8]2[O:13][CH:12]([CH3:14])[C:11](=[O:15])[NH:10][C:9]=2[CH:16]=1)[CH2:2][CH3:3]6-(Propionyl)-2-methyl-1,4-benzoxazin-3-(4H)-one (1.1 g) is stirred with a half equivalent of sodium borohydride in 30 ml of ethanol/THF 1:1 for three hours at room temperature. The mixture is poured onto water, extracted with ethyl acetate, the organic phase is dried with magnesium sulfate and concentrated by evaporation. A yield of 95% results.
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