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HRID 52930Generated: October 30, 2026

Sodium borohydride → 1-[(2'-t-Butoxycarbonylbiphenyl-4-yl)methyl]-2-butyl-4-(1-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl)imidazole-5-carbonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
Reactant1-[(2'-t-Butoxycarbonylbiphenyl-4-yl)methyl]-2-butyl-4-isobutyrylimidazole-5-carbonitrileHCID 19036347—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product1-[(2'-t-Butoxycarbonylbiphenyl-4-yl)methyl]-2-butyl-4-(1-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl)imidazole-5-carbonitrileHCID 1903616859.2%

Reaction Steps

Following a procedure similar to that described in Example 45(b), but using 500 mg of 1-[(2'-t-butoxycarbonylbiphenyl-4-yl)methyl]-2-butyl-4-isobutyrylimidazole-5-carbonitrile [prepared as described in step (a) above] and 25 mg of sodium borohydride in 10 ml of ethanol, 297 mg of the title compound were obtained as a viscous oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05616599
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_04
ORD IDord-36d4d4f4b39f400ca6235d47a7dfb1e4
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_04