Sodium borohydride → [5-Chloro-3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-methanol

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2.8 g of sodium borohydride are added to a suspension of 46.4 g of 5-chloro-3-p-chlorophenyl-1-phenyl-pyrazole-4-carboxaldehyde in 700 ml of dimethylformamide and 100 ml of water, the temperature possibly rising to 35°. After 30 minutes purification is carried out with active charcoal, precipitation is carried out with 700 ml of water and the precipitate is well washed. 5-Chloro-3-p-chlorophenyl-4-hydroxymethyl-1-phenyl-pyrazole is obtained with a 95 % yield; F 152.5°-153.5° (from acetone).

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