Ammonium Chloride → (4-(2-Fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-5-yl)methanol

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To a solution of 4-(2-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole-5-carbaldehyde (411 mg, 2.0 mmol) in MeOH (42 mL) was added sodiumborohydride (38 mg, 1.00 mmol) under Argon at room temperature and the reaction mixture was allowed to warm up to room temperature over 0.5 h. The mixture was then poured into saturated ammonium chloride solution and extracted with ethyl acetate and the combined organic extracts washed with brine, dried over sodium sulphate, filtered and evaporated. Purification by chromatography (silica, 0 to 100% ethyl acetate in heptane) afforded the title compound (360 mg, 87%) as a white solid. MS: m/e=208.1 [M+H]+.

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