Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 22011008, compound

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To a solution of 4-(4′-methylbiphenyl-2-carboxamido)-N-ethoxycarbonylmethyl-N-(2-methylphenyl)benzamide (100 mg) in ethanol (5 ml) was added sodium borohydride (37 mg) at 0° C. and the mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature. Since the reaction was not completed and it was so slow, sodium borohydride (220 mg) was added to the mixture at 0° C. and stirred overnight. The reaction mixture was neutralized with 1N hydrochloric acid and diluted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine and dried over magnesium sulfate. Filtering and the removal of solvents afforded 4-(4′-methylbiphenyl-2-carboxamido)-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-(2-methylphenyl)benzamide (70 mg) as a colorless prisms.

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