According to Scheme 2 Step 4: To a stirred solution of 6-bromo-4-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-(2-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl)-1,2,4-triazine-3,5(2H,4H)-dione (0.330 g, 0.79 mmol) in DMF (10 ml) was added, dropwise, at 0° C., 2M solution of sodium methoxide (0.79 mmol, 0.40 ml). The mixture was stirred 1 hour at 0° C. then quenched with water and extracted with ethyl acetate (×3). The combined organic layers were successively washed with water then with brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated. 270 mg (Yield=92.5%) of 4-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-(2-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl)-6-methoxy-1,2,4-triazine-3,5(2H,4H)-dione were recovered. The product was pure enough to be used in the next step without any purification.
