Sodium borohydride → HCID 57890137, compound

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To a stirred solution of 1-{4-[1-Ethyl-1-(4-methyl-tliiophen-2-yl)-propyl]-2-methyl-phenoxy}-3,3-dimethyl-butan-2-one (5.2 g, 14 mmol) in THF/MeOH (40 ml/10 ml) at 0° C. is added NaBH4 (528 mg, 14 mmol), warmed to RT, and stirred for 1 h. The reaction is concentrated and the residue is partitioned between EtOAc and 0.2 N HCl. The organic layer is MgSO4 dried and concentrated to give the title compound (5.4 g, quantitative).

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