Sodium borohydride → 5,6-dihydro-2-(2-phenylethyl)-4H-imidazo[4,5,1-ij]quinolin-6-ol

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Fourteen grams of 4,5-dihydro-2-(2-phenylethyl)-6H-imidazo[4,5,1-ij]quinolin-6-one obtained in Example 1 was dissolved in dry methanol (140 mL); following the addition of sodium borohydride (0.76 g) under ice cooling and subsequent stirring at room temperature for 1 hr, the solvent was removed under reduced pressure and water was added to the residue, followed by extraction with dichloromethane. The organic layers were combined, washed with water and saturated brine successively, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate; thereafter, the solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluting solution: hexane/ethyl acetate) to yield the titled compound as colorless crystals (13.3 g).

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