Sodium borohydride → 2-{2-[(tert-Butoxycarbonyl)amino]ethoxy}-5-chloro-3-(1-hydroxyethyl)-6-methylbenzoic acid

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Sodium tetrahydroborate (6.1 mg, 0.16 mmol) was added to a mixture of 3-acetyl-2-{2-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]ethoxy}-5-chloro-6-methylbenzoic acid (40 mg, 0.1 mmol) in methanol (0.50 mL) at 0° C. and the reaction was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The solvent was removed and the residue was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate, adjusted the pH to 5 with 1 N hydrogen chloride solution, washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to give the desired compound (30 mg, 70%). LCMS calculated for C17H24ClNO6Na (M+Na)+: m/z=396.1; found: 396.0.

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