Water → (RS)-1-[5-(4-Fluoro-phenyl)-2-methyl-thiazol-4-yl]-1-{2-[4-(1-hydroxy-ethyl)-1H-benzoimidazol-2-ylmethyl]-piperidin-1-yl}-methanone

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Sodium borohydride (145 mg) was added portionwise over 2 min. to a cooled (0-10° C.) solution of (RS)-1-[2-(4-acetyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl)-piperidin-1-yl]-1-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-methylthiazol-4-yl]methanone, E68 (365 mg) in methanol (10 ml). After stirring for a further 2.5 h at room temperature, water (100 ml) was added and the mixture was extracted with dichloromethane (2×). The combined organics were dried (Na2SO4), evaporated and the residue chromatographed (silica gel, 0-100% ethyl acetate-hexane then 2-10% methanol-ethyl acetate) to afford the title compound as a solid (320 mg).

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