Sodium borohydride → 2-(1-trityl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethanol

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Crude 2-(1-trityl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)acetaldehyde (2.025 g (5.75 mmol) was dissolved in MeOH/THF (1:1, 40 ml) and NaBH4 (0.435 g, 11.5 mmol) was added portionwise to the above mixture. The mixture was stirred for 18 hours, diluted with 100 ml of water and extracted with 2×DCM. The combined organic extracts were washed with water, brine, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuum. Weight of the residue 1.915 g (94%). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.35-7.31 (m, 9H), 7.12 (dd, J=6.7, 2.7, 6H), 6.93 (d, J=1.0, 1H), 6.74 (d, J=1.0, 1H), 5.04 (br, 1H), 3.46 (t, J=5.4, 2H), 2.00 (t, J=5.4, 2H).

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