Acetic Acid → HCID 13469488, compound

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To a solution of 2-hydroxyethyl 2-methyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-5-ethoxycarbonyl-6-formyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylate (2.0 g) in ethanol (40 ml) was added bit-by-bit sodium borohydride (113.5 mg) at 5° C. under stirring. The mixture was further stirred at 5° C. for 30 minutes and acidified weakly with 50% acetic acid. After removal of the ethanol, to the residue was added water, and the mixture was made slightly alkaline with an aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate, allowed to stand and then filtered, when it became clear. The precipitate (1.58 g) was collected by filtration and recrystallized from a mixture of ethanol and diisopropyl ether to give yellowish-orange granules (0.99 g) of 2-hydroxyethyl 2-methyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-5-ethoxycarbonyl-6-hydroxymethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylate, m.p. 167° to 169° C.

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