To a solution of 300 mg of 5-isopropyl-N-[6-chloro-5-(o-methoxyphenoxy)-2-(4-pyridyl)-4-pyrimidinyl]-2-pyridine sulfonamide (Example 1f) and 502 mg of 4-phenoxy-2-butyn-1-ol (prepared starting from phenyl-propargylether and para-formaldehyde following the procedure given in J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 1991, 1721-1727) in 15 ml of THF was added 228 mg of 55% NaH in mineral oil. The orange suspension was stirred at room temperature for 1 h before it was diluted with 100 ml of 10% aqueous citric acid. The mixture was extracted three times with 50 ml of ethyl acetate. The combined organic phases were washed with 50 ml of water, dried over MgSO4 and evaporated. The crude product was purified by chromatography on prep. tlc-plates with ethyl acetate:methanol:sat. aqueous ammonia 8:2:1 to give 241 mg of 5-isopropyl-N-[6-(4-phenoxy-but-2-ynyloxy)-5-(2-methoxy-phenoxy)-2-pyrid in-4-yl-pyrimidin-4-yl]-2-pyridine sulfonamide as a slightly yellow foam. LC-MS: tR=5.95 min, [M+1]+=666.58, [M−1]−=664.62
