Borane;tetrahydrofuran → 3-[4-chloro-2-{[6-(dimethylamino)-4-methylpyridin-3-yl]amino}-7-(1-ethylpropyl)-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl]propan-1-ol

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To a solution of tert-butyl [4-chloro-7-(1-ethylpropyl)-1-prop-2-en-1-yl-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl][6-(dimethylamino)-4-methylpyridin-3-yl]carbamate (450 mg, 0.88 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (8.8 mL) was added borane-tetrahydrofuran complex (1.18 M in tetrahydrofuran, 7.46 mL, 8.8 mmol) at room temperature. After stirring for 2 hr, the mixture was poured into a suspension of sodium peroxyborate tetrahydrate (2.03 g, 13.2 mmol) in water (10 mL). The mixture was stirred for 14 hr at room temperature. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. Organic layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in methanol (5 mL) followed by addition of 6 N hydrochloric acid (5 mL). After stirring for 14 hr at room temperature, aqueous sodium bicarbonate was added and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. Organic layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with a 50-100% ethyl acetate/n-hexane gradient mixture to give the title compound (110 mg, 0.26 mmol, 29%) as a colorless solid.

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