Water → HCID 21265864, compound

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Reaction Steps

Methyl 2-(imidazo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)acetate (1.85 g) was dissolved in methanol (30 ml). To the solution was added sodium borohydride (3.68 g), and the mixture was stirred for one hour at 60° C. To the reaction mixture was added water (20 ml), which was concentrated under reduced pressure. The concentrate was subjected to extraction twice with ethyl acetate (40 ml). The organic layers were combined and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, followed by concentration to afford the title compound (1.39 g).

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