A mixture N-[({2-[4-(5-acetyl-2-ethyl-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)phenyl]ethyl}amino)carbonyl]-4-methylbenzenesulfonamide (Example 78, 238 mg, 0.47 mmol) and 2N NaOH (0.1 ml) in ethanol (10 ml) was added a mixture of NaBH4 (178 mg, 0.47 mmol) and 2N NaOH (0.1 ml) in ethanol (4 ml) at room temperature. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 h. The mixture was added water (10 ml) and neutralized with NH4Cl. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate(50 ml). The organic layer was washed with brine (10 ml), then dried (Na2SO4). After removal of solvent, the crude product was purified by flash column chromatography eluting with hexane/ethyl acetate (1:4/1:6)/CH2Cl2:methanol(10:1) to afford 198 mg (83%) of the title compound as white solids.
