Sodium borohydride → HCID 54138207, compound

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To 200 ml of methanol was added 9.36 grams of 4-(2-fluorenyl)-3buten-2-one, then 14.9 grams of cerous chloride (heptahydrate) was added, and 1.52 grams of sodium borohydride was added thereto little by little with ice-cooling and stirring. After being stirred for 45 minutes, methanol was removed therefrom by evaporation, water was added to the residue, and extracted with chloroform. The extract was washed with water, dehydrated with magnesium sulfate, and chloroform was evaporated therefrom. The residue was recrystallized from methanol to give 7.3 grams of 4-(2-fluorenyl)-3-buten-2-ol, white crystals, melting point 153° C.

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