Water → 4-(4-Chlorophenoxy)thieno[2,3-c]pyridine-2-methanol

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A solution of Example 61A (254 mg, 0.793 mmol) in absolute ethanol (4 mL) was treated with anhydrous CaCl2 (177 mg, 1.59 mmol), stirred for 1 hour, cooled to 0° C., treated with NaBH4 (123 mg, 3.25 mmol), stirred at 0° C. for 4 hours and at room temperature for 18 hours, treated with water and extracted with dichloromethane. The extract was washed with brine, dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified on silica gel with 30% ethyl acetate/hexane to provided the title compound.

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