Sodium borohydride → HCID 13561783, compound

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To 200 ml of methanol was added 11 grams of 4-(2-fluorenyl)-butan-2-one, the mixture was cooled with ice, and 1.32 grams of sodium borohydride was slowly added thereto with stirring. After being stirred for one hour, methanol was removed therefrom by evaporation in vacuo, to the residue was added water, and the mixture was extracted with chloroform. The extract was washed with water, dried with magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated. The residue was recrystallized from ethyl acetate to give 9.6 grams of 4-(2-flourenyl)-butan-2-ol, white crystals, m.p. 120°-121° C.

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