Sodium borohydride → 3-[(4-Chlorophenyl)methyl]-2-cyclopropyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydrocyclopenta[d]imidazol-4-ol

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Sodium borohydride (94 mg) was added to a stirred solution of Intermediate 29 (238 mg) in dichloromethane (3 ml) and methanol (3.00 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under vacuum, partitioned between EtOAc (20 ml) and water (15 ml). The two phases were separated and the aqueous phase was extracted again with EtOAc (2×10 ml). The phases were separated, the organic extracts were combined, dried (hydrophobic frit) and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified on silica using a dichloromethane:methanol 0-25% gradient. The fractions were combined and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by MDAP (Method B, UV detection only). The solvent was evaporated in vacuo to give the required product (94 mg).

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