Lithium borohydride → HCID 58012359, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of isopropyl[4-chloro-2-[(4-chloro-2-methoxy-6-methylphenyl)amino]-7-(1-ethylpropyl)-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl]acetate (453 mg, 0.920 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (5 mL) was added lithium tetrahydroborate (60 mg, 2.76 mmol), and the mixture was refluxed for 2 hours. After cooling, the reaction mixture was diluted with water and extracted with ethyl acetate (X2). The combined organic layer was washed with brine (X1), dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The residual solid was recrystallized with ethyl acetate-n-hexane to give 250 mg (0.573 mmol, 62.3%) of the title compound as a colorless crystal. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo, and the residual solid was recrystallized with ethyl acetate-hexane to give 91 mg (0.209 mmol, 22.7%) of the title compound as a colorless crystal.

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