Ammonium Chloride → (1H-Thieno[3,2-c]pyrazol-5-yl)methanol

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To a solution of methyl 1-acetyl-1H-thieno[3,2-c]pyrazole-5-carboxylate (F-5) (4.5 g, 20.0 mmol) in MeOH (30 mL) was slowly added NaBH4 (836 mg, 22.0 mmol). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 mins, and then concentrated. The residue was dissolved in anhydrous THF (80 mL) and then LiAlH4 (1.5 g, 40.0 mmol) was slowly added at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 30 min. Aqueous NH4Cl solution was added dropwise to quench the reaction. The resulting mixture was filtered, and the filtrate was extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated in vacuo to give the title compound (2.9 g).

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