Sodium borohydride → HCID 14518421, compound

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(a-4) To a stirred solution of 3.4 parts of (1-methoxy-2-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl) phenylmethanone in 64 parts of methanol were added 0.6 parts of sodium tetrahydroborate. After stirring for 30 minutes at room temperature, the methanol layer was evaporated. Water was added to the residue and the product was extracted with dichloromethane. The extract was dried, filtered and evaporated. The residue was crystallized from 45 parts of ethyl acetate. The product was filtered off and dried, yielding 2.8 parts (80%) of 1-methoxy-2-methyl-α-phenyl-1H-benzimidazole-5-methanol (int. 51).

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