Methanol → HCID 53725722, compound

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The 3-methoxy-5H-dibenzo[a,b]cyclohepten-5-one intermediate (6.4 grams, 0.027 mole) was dissolved 140 milliliters of methanol and added to and caused to react with a solution of 2.57 grams (0.0678 mole) of sodium borohydride in 29 milliliters of water and 0.1 milliliter of 10N sodium hydroxide at reflux temperature to obtain 3-methoxy-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-ol intermediate which was recovered by vaporizing some of the methanol in vacuo and chilling to obtain a solid which after filtering and drying amounted to 5.3 grams.

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