Sodium borohydride → HCID 21830627, compound

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Prepared according to the method described in Example 7c) from 1-(4'-hydroxybiphenyl-4-yl)-5-(3-pyridyl)-3-pentanone (0.52 g) and sodium borohydride (0.062 g) in ethanol (10 ml) to give a yellow gum, which was purified by column chromatography over silica eluting with ethanol:ethyl acetate (1:9) to give the title compound as a yellow gum that solidified on standing (0.39 g).

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