Sodium Hydroxide → alpha-(2,6-Dimethyl-4-carboxyphenyl)-2-chloro-5-(1-imidazolyl)benzenemethanol

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To a solution of 6.4 g of 2-chloro-5-(1-imidazolyl)- 2',6'-dimethyl-4'-carboxybenzophenone and 0.8 g of sodium hydroxide in 35 ml of water is added 1.4 g of sodium borohydride, and the mixture is stirred at 70°-75° C. for 3 hours. After completion of the reaction, a small amount of an insoluble substance is filtered off from the warm mixture and the filtrate is adjusted to pH 4 with concentrated hydrochloric acid under stirring at 80°-90° C. The precipitated crystals are collected by filtration under reduced pressure, washed with water and acetone and dried to give 6.1 g of α-(2,6-dimethyl-4-carboxyphenyl)-2-chloro-5-(1-imidazolyl)benzenemethanol, melting at 317°-320° C. with decomposition as white crystals.

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