Lithium borohydride → 2-[4-Chloro-2-[(2,4-dichlorophenyl)amino]-7-(1-ethylpropyl)-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl]ethanol

To a solution of ethyl {4-chloro-2-[(2,4-dichlorophenyl)amino]-7-(1-ethylpropyl)-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl}acetate (99 mg, 0.211 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (1.5 mL) was added lithium tetrahydroborate (14 mg, 0.634 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at 65° C. for 1.5 hr. After cooling, the reaction mixture was quenched with water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting solid was washed with n-hexane to give the title compound (86 mg, 0.202 mmol, 96%) as a colorless solid.