Sodium borohydride → 7-(4-Hydroxy-pentyloxy)-1,3-dihydro-imidazo[4,5-b]quinolin-2-one

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Sodium borohydride (1.00 g, 26 mmol) was added portionwise to a stirred suspension of 1,3-dihydro-7-(4-oxopentoxy)-2H-imidazo[4,5-b]quinolin-2-one (3.70 g, 13 mmol) in methanol (85 mL) and dimethylformamide (85 mL). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours and then the solvent removed in vacuo. The residual oil was triturated with water (50 mL) and the solid material filtered off, washed with water and dried in air. Crystallization from aqueous dimethylformamide followed by trituration with methanol afforded 1,3-dihydro-7-(4-hydroxypentoxy)-2H-imidazo[4,5-b]-quinolin-2-one (3.20 g, 86%), m.p. 301°-303° C.

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