Tributylstannane → HCID 12878308, compound

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The product obtained by reducing 200 mg of 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-4-bromo-7-[p-(p-fluorobenzyloxy)phenyl]-5-heptanolide with 400 mg of tri-n-butyltin hydride in 2 ml of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran according to the method described in Example 2 (a), was recrystallized from a mixture of acetone and n-hexane (1:5) to give 99 mg of the desired compound melting at 143.5°-144.5° C.

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