Lithium borohydride → [9-Chloro-1-(2-methoxy-4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-5-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazol-6-yl]methanol

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Lithium borohydride (1.93 g, 88.4 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of methyl 9-chloro-1-(2-methoxy-4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-5-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazole-6-carboxylate (8.87 g, 22.1 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (100 mL) at room temperature, and the mixture was stirred at 40° C. for 14 hr. The reaction was quenched by methanol, and the mixture was diluted with aqueous saturated ammonium chloride at 0° C. The mixture was extracted with tetrahydrofuran/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 ethyl acetate/diisopropyl ether to give the title compound as a colorless powder (8.08 g, 21.6 mmol, 98%).

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