Water → 4-Acetoxy-6-s-butyl-8-hydroxymethyl-2,3-dimethylquinoline

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210 Milligrams of 4-acetoxy-6-s-butyl-8-formyl-2,3-dimethylquinoline obtained in Example 33 was dissolved in 4 ml of methanol, to which 7 mg of sodium borohydride dissolved in 4 ml of methanol was added dropwise and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 minute. After the addition of 20 ml of water, the reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The resultant organic layer was washed with a saturated brine and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. After the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, the resultant crude product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (WAKOGEL® C-200) eluting with n-hexane/ethyl acetate (10:1) to obtain 186 mg of 4-acetoxy-6-s-butyl-8-hydroxymethyl-2,3-dimethylquinoline (yield 84%). Its NMR spectral data are shown in the following Table 2.

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