1,4-Dioxane--water (1/1) → 5-[3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl]-1, 2-benzisothiazole-3-carboxaldehyde

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A solution of 3-[3-(dibromomethyl)-1,2-benzisothiazol-5-yl]-1-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione (0.500 g, 0.00100 mol) in a dioxane/water mixture (5:2) is treated with silver nitrate (0.340 g, 0.00200 mol), refluxed for 90 minutes, cooled to room temperature, stirred for 18 hrs, refluxed for three hrs, cooled, and filtered through a pad of diatomaceous earth. The resultant filtrate is concentrated in vacuo to obtain an aqueous mixture. The aqueous mixture is extracted with methylene chloride. The organic extract is washed sequentially with water and brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuo to obtain a solid. Column chromatography of the solid using silica gel and methylene chloride gives the title product as a solid (0.240 g, mp 193-194.5° C.).

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