Water → 8-Hydroxymethyl-5-(4-nitrophenyl)-9H-1,3-dioxolo[4,5-h][2,3]benzodiazepine

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2.5 g (7.41 mmol) of 8-formyl-5-(4-nitrophenyl)-9H-1,3-dioxolo[4,5-h][2,3]benzodiazepine (I, stage A) is suspended in THF:water=1:1 and mixed with 0.14 g (3.7 mmol) of sodium boranate while being stirred and cooled to 20° C. After 45 minutes of stirring, it is filtered and the crude product is precipitated from the filtrate with 130 ml of water. 2.35 g, which is recrystallized from a mixture of 6.3 ml of dimethylformamide and 1.3 ml of water, is obtained. 1.97 g (78%) of the title compound with a melting point of 175° C. (decomposition) is obtained.

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