Sodium borohydride → [3-(4-Chloro-2-nitro-phenoxy)-phenyl]-methanol

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To the product from Example 176a (2.0 g. 7.2 mmol) in ethanol (25 mL) was added sodium borohydride (0.32 g, 8.6 mmol). The reaction was stirred for 4 h. The excess sodium borohydride was destroyed by the addition of acetic acid. The reaction was poured into water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was separated and washed with water, brine, and dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under vacuum giving the title compound (1.9 g, 94%).

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