Water → 4-{4-Chloro-7-(1-ethylpropyl)-2-[(6-methoxy-4-methylpyridin-3-yl)amino]-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl}butan-1-ol

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To a solution of ethyl 4-{4-chloro-7-(1-ethylpropyl)-2-[(6-methoxy-4-methylpyridin-3-yl)amino]-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl}butanoate (170 mg, 0.359 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (3 mL) was added lithium borohydride (24 mg, 1.08 mmol) portionwise at 0° C. The mixture was warmed to room temperature and stirred for 12 hr. Water was added and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. Organic layer was washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with a 50-80% ethyl acetate/n-hexane gradient mixture. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to give a solid, which was recrystallized from ethyl acetate/n-hexane to give the title compound (109 mg, 0.252 mmol, 70%) as a colorless solid.

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