Water → 2-(1-Hydroxy-2-morpholin-4-yl-ethyl)-6,7-dimethyl-benzofuran-5-ol

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A solution of acetic acid 6,7-dimethyl-2-(2-morpholin4-yl-acetyl)-benzofuran-5-yl ester (35 mg), prepared as in Example 17, in MeOH (10 mL) was stirred while NaBH4 (40 mg) was added, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for an additional 4 h. The mixture was poured into water, and extracted with ethylacetate. The organic layer was dried over MgSO4 and evaporated. The residue was purified by silica gel column eluting with 5% MeOH in DCM to give 21 mg of 2-(1-hydroxy-2-morpholin-4-yl-ethyl)-6,7-dimethyl-benzofuran-5-ol as an oil. Conversion into HCl salt gave a yellow solid. 1H NMR (CD3OD, 300 MHz) δ: 6.77 (s, 1H), 6.67 (s, 1H), 5.29 (dd, J=10.4, 3.3 Hz, 1H), 4.04 (m, 2H), 3.85 (q, 2H), 3.70-3.50 (m, 4H), 3.30 (m, 2H), 2.40 (s, 3H), 2.20 (s, 3H) ppm. 13C NMR (CD3OD, 75 MHz) (as HCl salt) δ: 154.72, 151.88, 149.40, 125.02, 121.67, 120.21, 104.51, 102.50, 63.77, 63.69, 61.70, 60.19, 53.82, 51.28, 11.24, 11.10 ppm. M/S 292 (M+H+).

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