Lithium borohydride → [9-Chloro-1-(6-methoxy-4-methylpyridin-3-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazol-6-yl]methanol

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Lithium borohydride (290 mg, 13.3 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of methyl 9-chloro-1-(6-methoxy-4-methylpyridin-3-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazole-6-carboxylate (1.29 g, 3.33 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (25 mL) at room temperature, and the mixture was stirred at 40° C. for 24 hr. The reaction was quenched by aqueous saturated ammonium chloride at 0° C. and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was washed with diisopropyl ether to give the title compound as a colorless powder (1.19 g, 3.32 mmol, 99%).

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