Sodium borohydride → HCID 13247688, compound

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To a suspension of 10.9 g of 2-chloro-5-(1-imidazolyl)-2',4',6'-trimethylbenzophenone in 65 ml of ethanol is added a solution of 1.4 g of sodium borohydride in 14 ml of water. The mixture is stirred at 50° C. for 18 hours, and then the reaction mixture is poured into ice-cold water. The crystals precipitated are filtered off and recrystallized from ethanol to give 9.4 g of α-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-2-chloro-5-(1-imidazolyl)benzenemethanol as white crystals, melting at 206°-207° C.

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