Sodium borohydride → HCID 13457472, compound

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To a suspension of 4 g of 2-methoxy-5-(1-imidazolyl)-2',4',6'-trimethylbenzophenone in 20 ml of ethanol is added a solution of 0.9 g of sodium borohydride in 5 ml of water. After the whole mixture is stirred at 70°-75° C. for 1.5 hours, the reaction mixture is poured into ice-cold water. The crystals precipitated are filtered off and recrystallized from ethanol to give 2.9 g of α-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-2-methoxy-5-(1-imidazolyl)benzenemethanol as white crystals, melting at 187°-188° C.

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